A legal conflict between a serf living on a manor with another serf is resolved by the Lord of the Manor or by a court system of sherriffs and bailiffs. Before this, conflicts were settled through parties beating each other.
They would go to the feudal lord of the manor. At least one day a week he sat as judge for problems in the manor. One reason we give oral testimony in court today is because the peasant couldn't read or write, so he had to tell his story to the lord orally. The feudal lord's decisions were final. He also gave approval for weddings on the manor.
They would go to the feudal lord of the manor. At least one day a week he sat as judge for problems in the manor. One reason we give oral testimony in court today is because the peasant couldn't read or write, so he had to tell his story to the lord orally. The feudal lord's decisions were final. He also gave approval for weddings on the manor.
They would go to the feudal lord of the manor. At least one day a week he sat as judge for problems in the manor. One reason we give oral testimony in court today is because the peasant couldn't read or write, so he had to tell his story to the lord orally. The feudal lord's decisions were final. He also gave approval for weddings on the manor.
It's SERF - they were effectively the peasants working under the local lord of the manor. Essentially, serfdom was little more than slavery.
In a feudal system, a serf would remain a serf no matter how hard they were to work.
Serf
A peasant who was bound to a manor was a serf.
A serf or peasant
Peasants who were bound to a manor were known as serfs or villeins. They were required to work the land and pay dues to the lord of the manor in exchange for protection and the right to live on the land. Serfs were not free to leave the manor without the lord's permission.
The peasants
serf ownership of property