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Who did serfs work for in the manor system?
The serfs worked for the owner of the land they farmed and lived on. This could be a member of the nobility, a lesser member of the gentry, the king himself, or even some Church organization. Serfs were organized by a person called a reeve, who was himself a serf, appointed by the lord or elected by the body of the serfs on a manor.
How was a manor largely selfsufficient both militarily and economically during the early middle ages?
This is a system called the Manor System. The lord of the manor would hire knights. To attracted workers the lord would say that his soldiers would protect the serfs who lived on the farm. In return the serfs would have to farm on the land. So the knights made the manor militarily self sufficient and the serfs' farming made them economically selfsufficient
Which of these pieces of land is an example of a fief?
Land that someone other than the owner is allowed to use in exchange for taxes
What where the function of the serf women to the manor?
Women serfs often worked in the manor doing the cooking and cleaning. They also took care of the laundry and sometimes did things like weaving. Whatever household chores came up were tended to by serfs.
How was manor life different than town and city life?
Manor Life The center of the manor was the house where the lord and his family lived. A manor was a piece of land having farm fields, and woods, a hamlet or village, farm buildings, and a house for a lord to live in with his family. Sometimes there was a second, smaller, nice house. Peasants called serfs lived and worked on the manor. The homes of the lords of the estates, and tended to be large and much more comfortable than the houses of other people. Some of the manor houses were fortified, and these could look very much like castles. Activities on the manor were from farming to woodworking to wine making. Town Life In the center of the town were the market square and a cathedral.Most medieval towns were dirty, cramped, and busy places. The streets were narrow, dirty, and usually not paved. Goldsmiths, bakers, weavers, and dryers had a town life. Most of the houses were made out of wood and easily caught on fire. In towns people with the same occupation formed groups called guilds. Guilds watched out for their members and worked to make sure everyone found employment.
What is land surrounding a house or manor retained by the owner for his own use called?
DEMESNE
What is a lord's demesne?
The lord's demesne is the land associated with a manor he has retained for his own personal use, as opposed to land he has alienated for use by other people.
What is a midieval manor?
The manor was the main part of a noble's land. The house where the lord and his family lived was in the center of a manor. The manor was usually a heavily protected building or castle. Surrounding the manor house was the lord's estate. Most of the lord estate was farmland.
How long after sale of land can the original owner retain mineral rights to the property?
The mineral rights need to be retained and reserved at the time of the sale. If you sell the land without reserving the mineral rights they are attached to the land and go with the land to the new owner.The mineral rights need to be retained and reserved at the time of the sale. If you sell the land without reserving the mineral rights they are attached to the land and go with the land to the new owner.The mineral rights need to be retained and reserved at the time of the sale. If you sell the land without reserving the mineral rights they are attached to the land and go with the land to the new owner.The mineral rights need to be retained and reserved at the time of the sale. If you sell the land without reserving the mineral rights they are attached to the land and go with the land to the new owner.
What were the duties of a vassal?
The vassals had a duty to give military support to the king or other lord. In exchange for this, they got protection and land.
What is a middle ages demesne?
On each of his manors, a knight (baron) would allow someof the farm land to be held by the peasants for growing their own crops, while he retained other strips of land as his own "demesne". Naturally he did not work this land himself.The peasants were obligated by their feudal service to work on the baron's demesne land two or three days every week, raising food for the manorial household; the remaining days (except Sundays) they could work on their own strips of land - growing food for themselves.The demesne land was usually distributed among the strips held by the peasants, making it easier for them to work on both.The "tithe" (a tax of one tenth of the crop levied by the Church) applied both to the peasants' lands and to the demesne land.
Who used the smallest amount of land on the manor?
The smallest type of land in a manor was the small holding of the tenant farmer.
What feudal obligations did the owner of the manor have to the common people?
They owed the Lord (landlord) their labor, taxes, and lives. They were a tenant on the land and not the owner of land so what they grew belonged to the landlord. Everything they did they owed to the landlord. They had to get permission to marry, pay a tax when dead, and if they wanted to hunt had to get permission.
What feudal obligations did the common people have to the owner of the manor?
They owed the Lord (landlord) their labor, taxes, and lives. They were a tenant on the land and not the owner of land so what they grew belonged to the landlord. Everything they did they owed to the landlord. They had to get permission to marry, pay a tax when dead, and if they wanted to hunt had to get permission.
What are the four parts of the manor?
Arable land, Meadow land, Waste land, and the village.
How did the lord manor protect his land?
they did by using Castles
What is the difference between a fief and manor?
A fief is a piece of land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and military service. A manor is a large estate, typically including the lord's residence, agricultural land, and the homes of peasants who worked the land. In the feudal system, a fief could be part of a manor, but they are not interchangeable terms.
