A lord provided a vassal with a fief-a piece of land, and in exchange the vassal plowed the land and took care of it, getting a portion of the agriculture for his and his own family´s support, and a place to live. So basically land to live in and own support in exchange for serving the Lord
Feudalism was a system that structured society around relationships based on land in exchange for labor and/or military service. This system was not a formal political system in the minds of the people living under this system and was not classically defined until the early 20th century. Feudalism flourish edbetween the 9th and 15th centuries. The system involved three concepts: the lord, the vassal, and the fief. A lord was any noble that held land, the fief is that land, and the vassal was the person who was granted possession of that land by the lord. In exchange for the fief (and the lord's protection), the vassal provided some sort of service for the lord, of both the military and non-military variety. The entire society was bound at all levels by feudalism, whether directly between lord and vassal, or on broader terms involving manorialism and the Church. Feudalism disappeared throughout much of Europe in a sense by about 1500, though the relationships did not dissolve overnight - or, in the case of some Central and Eastern European countries, over the next two hundred years. The French did not officially abolish the practice until 1790.
The king gave political system that gave nobles, peasants and serfs prtection. Because the king needs safety and he gave the nobles and peasants and serfs a home and shelter so he could have safety
The peasants had to get food, farm, and support the Lord / Noble by paying taxes.
The nobles told the peasants what to do, gained all the income off their work, and taxed them for everything.
A serf was a peasant, but not all peasants were serfs.A peasant is usually a farmer. A peasant could be free or not, and though most were doubtless poor, we find references to well-to-do or prosperous peasants. Serfs are peasants legally bound to a lord's land, and were not allowed to move away. Serfs usually had to provide labor in exchange for a place to live and work.
The relationship between the knight and his peasants is the manorial system.
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The king gave political system that gave nobles, peasants and serfs prtection. Because the king needs safety and he gave the nobles and peasants and serfs a home and shelter so he could have safety
a contract between a peasant and their lord for protection and life in the medieval time
Peasants gave their lords labor, a share of the crop, or money in exchange for a place to live, fields to farm, and protection.
Manorialism was a medieval system where lords granted land to peasants in exchange for labor and goods. Peasants worked the land and paid taxes to the lord in exchange for protection and use of the land. This system helped maintain social order and economic stability in feudal societies.
Manorialism in Europe was a system where peasants lived on a lord's estate, known as a manor, and worked the land in exchange for protection and a share of the crops. The lord would provide the peasants with land, housing, and some resources, while the peasants would work the land and pay rent or provide services to the lord. This system created a hierarchy of social classes and allowed for a stable agricultural economy during the medieval period.
Lords were wealthy landowners who granted land to knights in exchange for military service and loyalty. Knights, in turn, provided protection to the lord and his lands, as well as overseeing the serfs who worked the land. Serfs were peasants who worked the land and were bound to it, owing labor and produce to the lord in exchange for protection and the right to live on the land.
If the peasants were on a lord's property, then they were under knights of the vassals.
For the most part, medieval peasants worked on manors at agricultural jobs. They did labor or gave the lord a part of their crop, or paid rent in money. In exchange, the lord gave them a place to live, fields to farm, and protection against such things as wars and robbers. He also was considered to be obliged to feed them in a famine.
The vassal had to protect the lord and the people in exchange for land!
The main job of the peasants was work the land of the lord and serve as his soldiers in time of war.
Different places had different usages, but in England, the person responsible for organizing the peasants was called a reeve. He was normally a peasant himself, sometimes appointed by the lord of the manor, and often elected by the peasants, subject to the lord's approval. He organized the labor on the lord's land, assigned farm lots to different peasants for their own use, and acted as a communications link between the peasants and the lord. Order was also enforced by the peasants, subject to oversight. If there was any disorder, a group of peasants were assigned the job of making sure the person who caused it stayed around for a trial at a manorial court, which was conducted at least annually. The manorial courts were under the supervision of the lord, subject to local custom. There were crimes that the manorial courts could not try, such as major felonies, but they did deal with disputes of most kinds.