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Manor- Large estate owned by a knight or lord. included: large house or castle church

Manor- Large estate owned by a knight or lord. included: large house or castle church pastures fields forests village for peasants and serfs Most medieval lords kept 1/4 to 1/3 of their land for their own use. The rest were divided among peasants and serfs .

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Manor- Large estate owned by a knight or lord. included: large house or castle church

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  1. Manor- Large estate owned by a knight or lord. included: large house or castle church pastures fields forests village for peasants and serfs Most medieval lords kept 1/4 to 1/3 of their land for their own use. The rest were divided among peasants and serfs. Serfs- workers who were tied to the land on which they lived. Most medieval lords kept 1/4 to 1/3 of their land for their own use. The rest were divided among peasants and serfs. Serfs- workers who were tied to the land on which they lived.

  2. Role of the lord:At the top of the feudal society was the noble, called the lord, who owned the manor. • The lord had total control over his manor. • His word was the law. • He resolved any disputes and punished those who misbehaved. • Collected taxes. • Had to be fair toward his vassals.

  3. Role of the serfs: • A serf was bound to the land. He could not leave without buying his freedom, • an unlikely occurrence in the Middle Ages. • Life for a serf was not much better than the life of a slave. • A serf could not be sold to another manor. • Serfs would work three or four days a week for the lord as rent. • They would spend the rest of their week growing crops to feed their families. • Owed some portion of their own harvest to the lord, and were required to perform • other labor services upon demand. • Other serfs worked as sharecroppers. • A sharecropper would be required to turn over most of what he grew in order to be • able to live on the land. • Usually Farmers, but the village blacksmith and miller were often also serfs • 90% of the people

  4. Role of the women: • The lord's wife was the lady of the manor and was in charge of castle affairs. • When the lord was away, she often led the defense of the castle is it was attacked. • They were largely confined to household tasks such as cooking, baking bread, • sewing, weaving, and spinning. • Unruly girls were beaten into submission and disobedience • was seen as a crime against religion

  5. Feudalism Recap

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