The serfs would serve the knights which were given a land along with it's population in exchange for their military service. It's a medieval system known as Feudalism.
Nobles and Serfs. Serfs(slaves) were most of the population.
The European Serfs.
Freed serfs were given small emounts of land but they still had to pay heavy taxes.
the had a lot of power over the peasants.
They both served a lord and worked on the manor.
No, the nobles had power over the serfs and the king had power over everyone
Yes, the merchants had power over the peasants and the serfs
no , they didn't they were at the bottom of the medieval pyramid
the vassal has power because he is a little higher class than a serf
Vassals were loyal to the person(s) above them. Therefore a king may have a vassal who may have other vassals loyal to him. A vassal has power over his serfs, or his vassals. Also the vassals have power over the peasents.
No one.
No, because they are basically slaves, they have absolutely no power.
On the manor, the people with the least power were the serfs.
The SERFS, followed by the peasants.
Status gives a person more power. The higher the status, the more power. For example, A King would have more power then Lords. Lords would have more power over knights. Knights would have more power than Serfs.
In a feudal society land is power. The land gave the man who had it resources, serfs, food, taxes, and control over vast forests and water resources. The more land the more power.
The Spartans captured Messenia, and reduced the populace to serfs (bound to the land to work it, not slaves).