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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.
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What is the system that peasants and knights worked for a lord in exchange for land and protection?
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
How were serfs different from freemen?
Serfs were slaves tied to the land and lord and nothing would free them. Freemen were peasants who had bought their freedom.
What did the lords offer the serfs and peasants?
The peasants give food & land to the lords.
What were peasants called who were tied to the land?
A piece of land granted by one lord to another was called a
Who did peasants work for?
Most peasants worked for feudal lords of one sort or another, who owned the manors the peasants worked on. Some peasants worked on property that belonged to the Church. They worked for the churches, abbeys, monasteries, or other Church organizations that owned the land. Some peasants owned their own small farms and worked for themselves.
