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The language a person spoke depended more on where they lived than on what class they were in. It is true that there was a class based distinction of language in England for a couple hundred years after the Norman conquest, with the nobility speaking French and the serfs speaking Old or Middle English. But in general, the serfs spoke languages that were ancestral to modern languages in much the same way that Old English was ancestral to English. The main difference was that there were more languages in those days. For example, among medieval Germanic languages, several have disappeared, including all East Germanic Language such as Burgundian, Gothic, and Vandalic.
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Whats so important about middle ages and lord and serfs?
a serf is a person who worked on the lord manor and make food
What was European life like during the Middle Ages?
All the prop serf protected Europe life and helped Hebert live
Describe two ways a serf could attain freedom during the later middle ages?
If a serf wanted freedom in the late middle ages, then here are two ways that they could escape. Because of the Plague, things were getting more and more difficult for nobility, and, therefore, they had the capacity to just walk off and leave, since so many others were dying, and they'd never be missed. However, most of them just demanded more and more money, instead of leaving. Also: If a serf could escape and live in a city for a day and a year, he would therefore become free.
What is a good thing about being a serf in the middle ages?
There were a lot of bad things about being a serf in the Middle Ages. Serfs could not leave their master's land, and they had to have permission to marry, own land, and sell items. They worked land in harsh conditions. They also had no healers who would help, so many died. Serfs could not leave, but some ran away.
What were serfs in the Middle Ages?
a serf is a person who must stay to the land and owned by the feudal landlord and is a part that keeps the feudalism system balanced because they do most of the work. A serf had to pay to the lord money when he's almost dead, a dead person makes the family of serfs pay even more. He also had to fight for his/her lord... >(
A list of serf in the middle ages?
villein
What were the different classes in the middle ages or the dark ages?
Church, noble, peasant, serf.
Who lived in a Serfs house during the middle ages?
(a) serf(s).
What was a farmer who belonged to the land during the Middle Ages called?
A person who lived in the Middle Ages is called medieval.
How did your life change since the serf were freed?
Serf's weren't freed and the modern life has nothing to compare with the middle ages.
Could you buy a serf in the middle ages?
No. Serf does mean slave, but in the middle ages they weren't sold. They could be sent to another holding and made to provide services to another noble, but it was more like they were on loan.
What was a servant during the Middle Ages that was often considered part of the land?
A Serf
What is definition of villein?
A low ranking person in the middle ages, a serf or servant.
What does serf look like?
A serf was a person who worked the land in the middle ages and he was dressed in simple wool clothing with a simple shoe.
What was two was a serf could attain freedom during the middle ages?
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Was Joan of Arc a serf in the Middle Ages?
No, Joan of Arc was not a serf. Her father owned a small farm and was also a tax collector and watchman in the village where she was born.
Whats so important about middle ages and lord and serfs?
a serf is a person who worked on the lord manor and make food
