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Free peasants in the middle ages rented land to farm and only owed rent... But peasants who weren't free (serfs) owed labor to the lords and had to harvest crops in the fields and were given small pieces of land to farm on their own for themselves. However they couldn't leave the lord's estate and the lord had custody over them and the only way out of it was to marry a free person, buy freedom for you and sometimes your family, or breaking the oath and not serving in war when your needed.
Each person did something different, depending on their status, their feudal obligations and the "customaries" of their manor if they were tied to a manorial area.
Just to take one example of a 12th century manorial peasant working near Glastonbury in Somerset, England, his legal obligations were set out in a charter which survives today. It states:
"John Pese of Lympsham holds a virgate of land for 30 pence plus work on the lord's demesne land from Michaelmas to Martinmas, to plough one acre for winter corn and half an acre for spring corn when required, and to harrow every Monday in the year one hand-work except on annual Holy Days. To carry loads 3 times to Glastonbury (by cart or sumpter horse), to mow and carry 3 boon-days and to work in the vineyard. He can elect to perform additional work instead of paying his 30 pence rent, ploughing and harrowing, harvesting and carrying extra loads."
"Corn" is used in the correct English sense of "any cereal crop including wheat, barley, rye, oats".
A virgate was a theoretical land unit sufficient to support one family for a year - many peasants survived on far less.
A sumpter was a poor-quality pack horse also used for harrowing.
The demesne was land held for the lord of the manor but worked by his peasants as part of their rent.
John Pese not only had to do all of that (simply to satisfy his legal obligations) but he also had to work on his own scattered strips of land to grow food for himself and his family - and no work was permitted on Sundays or the feast days of the saints, or at Christmas and other Holy Days.
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Why did serfs and peasants get treated unfairly in the middle ages?
Because they were
What privileges did a lord have in the middle ages?
lords used to look after the peasants.
What was the 4 social groups during the Middle Ages?
The four main groups in the 1500s wereGentlemenCitizensYeomenLabourers
What dangers did peasants face in the middle ages?
Peasants faced a number of dangers in the Middle Ages. Specifically, medical science was in its infancy in Europe, so peasants usually only lived until their thirties. Additionally, peasants had very little food and water, so they were under the threat of starvation or severe undernourishment.
How did a peasant become a peasant in the middle ages?
In most cases a peasant became a peasant by default. If the parents where peasants the child was also a peasant.
What did peasants do at renaissance faires?
what did the peasants do in the middle ages
What was the good thing of being a peasant in the middle ages?
The peasants of the Middle Ages had very few responsibilities.
Do peasants like going to church in the middle ages?
no
Did peasants in the middle ages have to pay tax?
yes they did
What types of peasants were there in the middle ages?
Serfs and Freemen
What did peasants eat during the middle ages?
bread .
Did peasants wear hats in the middle ages?
Yes, some peasants wore hats.
Did peasants in the middle ages worship god?
yes because they believed that god chose who was born into a family so that means they belive in god
What was the peasants life was in the middle ages?
life was really good
Why did serfs and peasants get treated unfairly in the middle ages?
Because they were
Who did the farming during the middle ages?
Tenate farmers/peasants
What were the regular or poor people in middle ages?
Peasants and serfs
