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L.E.G.S.

L.E.G.S. By Lindsay Palmaffy. Serfs. Most peasants were serfs or villeins Serfs labored in the Lord’s household or at work on his domain Medieval Serfs were peasants who worked his lord’s land and paid him certain dues in return for the use of the land

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L.E.G.S.

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  1. L.E.G.S. By Lindsay Palmaffy

  2. Serfs • Most peasants were serfs or villeins • Serfs labored in the Lord’s household or at work on his domain • Medieval Serfs were peasants who worked his lord’s land and paid him certain dues in return for the use of the land • Medieval Serfs did not receive their land as a free gift for the use of it if they owed certain duties to their masters

  3. Knights • Knighthood was not bestowed purely because a young man was the son of a noble • The duty of a Middle ages Knight was to learn how to fight and to serve their liege Lord according to the Code Of Chivelly • Many steps to achieving a “Knight School!” Strict codes of Conduct dictated the life of a knight during the Middle ages

  4. Merchants • A merchant and a trader were not part of the medieval feudal society, yet they had great influence in it • Merchants in a town often struggled with the lord of the manor, whose land they were making such a great profit upon • While the peasants worked the fields and the lords and ladies of the castle feasted, medieval merchants were sailing the seas around Europe and the Mediterranean

  5. Monks • Monks life based on three vows; The vow of poverty, The vow of Chastity, and The vow of Obedience • The daily life was dedicated to worship, reading, and manual labor. • Monks chose to renounce all worldy life and goods

  6. Key Ideas • The serfs were like slaves to the Kings • A merchant was a trader • A monk was a person who chose to renounce worldly life and goods • A knight would learn how to fight and to serve their liege lord

  7. Questions • What were the tree vows that a monks life was based on? • What was the daily life of a monk? • What were most peasants? • Was a merchant and a trader part of the feudal society? • What was the duty of a knight?

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