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Manorialism

Manorialism. Manorialism. Reached its complete form in the HMA A medieval manor was a unit of land consisting of one or more villages that was governed by a noble, who was called a lord

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Manorialism

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  1. Manorialism

  2. Manorialism • Reached its complete form in the HMA • A medieval manor was a unit of land consisting of one or more villages that was governed by a noble, who was called a lord • an estate held by a lord, comprised of a demesne directly exploited by the lord, and peasant holdings from which he collected rents and fees

  3. Manorial Governance • Lord • Steward APPOINTED • Bailiff • Reeve ELECTED • Other Manorial Officials • Aletaster, hayward, woodwardetc

  4. ECONOMIC Virgater Half-virgater cotters LEGAL Freeman Only taxes and possibly boonwork Half-villein Taxes and some week and boon work Villein (serf) Taxes, boonwork and weekwork Status of Peasants

  5. A Typical Manorial Village • Groups of tofts and crofts • Fields in outlying area • Fields divided intro strips • Three field system • Demesne= lord’s land • Pastureland • Woodland • Manor house • church

  6. Some Dues Owed to Lord • Heriot (death tax) • Merchet (marriage tax) • Multure (tax to grind wheat into flour) • Pannage (tax to allow pigs in forest) • Occasionally special items at certain times of the year ie; eggs at Easter

  7. Some Dues Owed to Priest • Plough-alms: tax on each plough team due at Easter • Soul-Scot: tax for funeral mass • Church-scot: paid by freemen at Martinmas • Tithes • (Glebe)

  8. Why on Earth? • Manorial relationship generally not exploitative, rather symbiotic • Protection/safety for a fee • Peasants elected those officials who had the most influence on their lives • Peasants had recourse to tradition

  9. Key Terns • Lord • Steward • Bailiff • Reeve

  10. Key Terms • Demesne • Virgate • Toft and croft • Wattle and daub • Weekwork • boonwork

  11. Key Terms • Heriot • Merchet • Tithe • Hallmote • Frankenpledge

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