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Serfs, also known as villeins, were peasants who lived in small farming villages in the middle ages. There were a bondsman in that they owed labor to the lord of the manor, in some places up to two days per week, and could not move their residence away from their home manor without permission of their lord, although this was sometimes arranged in exchange for an annual fee.
Most villeins supported themselves by farming their own lands while not working the lord's land. A few practiced crafts. Common village crafts included blacksmith, carpenter, and miller, although there may have not been enough work to fully support them, and they may have still farmed as well.
Not all villeins had the same level of wealth. Some held only a house, farmyard (called a toft) and a large garden of half an acre to an acre (called a croft). This would have been inadequate to support a family and the individual would have had to do day labor or otherwise hire out to make ends meet. Villeins who held 10-12 acres would have been able to live at a subsistence level, and a minority who held 20 acres or more would have generated significant surplus and had relative economic comfort compared to their neighbors. A few peasants held 30, 40 or even more acres of land. The wealthiest peasants would have had hired hands for agricultural work, may have hired someone to fulfill part or all of their labor obligation to the lord, and in a few cases even employed a servant or two.
A small minority of village peasants were not serfs, but were free men. They still paid a rent based on the amount of land they held in the village field, and various taxes and fees, but did not owe labor, or only owned a token amount of labor, and were free to remove themselves from the village if they chose.
Serfs or villeins should not be confused with slaves. There were not considered chattel. They could not sold to another lord, nor could they be forced from their land. They were free to own their own possession, organize their time outside of their labor obligations as they saw fit, and a few succeeded in accumulating modest wealth.
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What is most accurate about the serfs?
Serfs were bound to the land.Best of luck to A+Serfs are bound to the land. A+
Who was tied to the land in medieval Europe?
The serfs were tied to the land they lived on and farmed.
Which was true of feudalism in Europe serfs?
Serfs owed crops to their lords.Apex.
What were the arrangement between the serfs and the nobles?
Serfs were slaves who were owned by nobles.
What were the arrangements between the serfs and the nobles?
Serfs were slaves who were owned by nobles.
What is most accurate about the serfs?
Serfs were bound to the land.Best of luck to A+Serfs are bound to the land. A+
What religion are most serfs?
Serfs are Islamic
What is the most accurate statement about serfs?
Serfs were bound to the land.Best of luck to A+Serfs are bound to the land. A+
How many serfs are in Russia?
There are no serfs in Russia today.
Did serfs have slaves?
Serfs were barely above slaves themselves. I doubt any serfs ever owned slaves.
Who was tied to the land in medieval Europe?
The serfs were tied to the land they lived on and farmed.
Which was true of feudalism in Europe serfs?
Serfs owed crops to their lords.Apex.
What was the emancipation of the Russian serfs?
When Alexander II freed the serfs (peasants) in Russia in 1861. The serfs were never truly freed. The Russian government bought land from the landowners to give to the serfs, but the serfs were required to repay the Russian government. These repayments took 49 years and the serfs stayed on the land until it was fully repaid.
How could the Crusades change a serfs’ life?
How could the Crusades change a serfs’ life?
What did serfs do in the modern day?
Hard to say since there are no serfs now
What were the arrangement between the serfs and the nobles?
Serfs were slaves who were owned by nobles.
What were the arrangements between the serfs and the nobles?
Serfs were slaves who were owned by nobles.
