Research Paper On Manorialism
The manor was a place where all feudal levels lived and worked, making it self-sustaining. The manor had certain key parts which manorialism could not function without. The Manor was made up of multiple villages. All Medieval villages followed the same structure (Gies and Gies 90). The landowner would have a villa, hall and a manor which is known as the ‘big house”. And the serfs would have their own separate places to work; A kitchen, bakery, brew house, forge, small workshops, stables and barns (A. Smith 7). Homes of the peasants were also located in these villages (Cels 4). Sizes of the manor varied. Small estates could potentially be about 40 acres, while larger estates could stretch for thousands of acres. A decent and more common size
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The serf was able to do his specific job while receiving his necessities. Peasants would cultivate the land of the manor in exchange for protection from outside threats and a small piece of land for themselves to call home on which they could grow their own crops and build houses (Cels 4). By doing this, everyone on the manor got the food, clothing and tools provided by them. (Cels 6). The manor also helps the vassals get what they need All manors had the same elements because the owner of the manor received power and wealth. He received wealth from all the products the serfs make and grow such as food and cattle. And he received power from having his own manor house, the church and the rents and services he gets by being the lord (Cels 18). By owning a manor, the feudal lord had control over economic, military, religious and political issues on the manor. This means he had control over the land and land was powerful and considered a measure of someone's wealth. Land had “permanent value”. By owning land, the manor would be self-sufficient, resulting in a profit for the feudal lord (C. Smith 2). This profit could then be used to recruits more knights, continuing the feudal cycle. The products made by the serf also makes the Knights want to join because they would receive all their necessities without making it themselves so they would have time to fight in the army (Biel 15). The Manor was a crucial part of feudalism by helping the different classes do their
The serf was able to do his specific job while receiving his necessities. Peasants would cultivate the land of the manor in exchange for protection from outside threats and a small piece of land for themselves to call home on which they could grow their own crops and build houses (Cels 4). By doing this, everyone on the manor got the food, clothing and tools provided by them. (Cels 6). The manor also helps the vassals get what they need All manors had the same elements because the owner of the manor received power and wealth. He received wealth from all the products the serfs make and grow such as food and cattle. And he received power from having his own manor house, the church and the rents and services he gets by being the lord (Cels 18). By owning a manor, the feudal lord had control over economic, military, religious and political issues on the manor. This means he had control over the land and land was powerful and considered a measure of someone's wealth. Land had “permanent value”. By owning land, the manor would be self-sufficient, resulting in a profit for the feudal lord (C. Smith 2). This profit could then be used to recruits more knights, continuing the feudal cycle. The products made by the serf also makes the Knights want to join because they would receive all their necessities without making it themselves so they would have time to fight in the army (Biel 15). The Manor was a crucial part of feudalism by helping the different classes do their