What Is The Difference Between Peasants And Serfs
During the Middle Ages peasants, serfs, and freemen were at the bottom of the classification system, and lived a hard life.
Peasants had a certain way to live life and once you were born into the a peasant household or family you had to stay in the family. “The peasant class included Freemen, who has some rights, land serfs, who had no rights, and slaves, who were bought and sold” (Newman). Peasants had to realize that having some rights or no rights at all was a part of who they were. This became their reality because they were the lowest of the people and knew that. “The peasants were at the bottom of the Feudal System and had to obey their local lord to whom they had sworn an oath of obedience on the Bible” (Trueman). Obeying their lord …show more content…
“Freeman were poor farmers who had control of small portions of land. Freeman usually made just enough money to live on” (Newman). Freemen had to accomplish all of the life’s necessities so there was never any money to waste. “Serfs had no political power and were not allowed having control of property. They lived on the property of a noble vassal, and in order to repay the vassal for letting the serf live on his property the serf worked the land and was at the disposal of the vassal” (Newman). Serfs were extremely poor that they could not own their own property; they had to work and live on someone’s land that was higher up than they were. “Serf: Peasant worker on a manor whose position was hereditary and who could not leave the manor without the landlord’s permission” (Corrick 101). Serfs had no say in what they could and couldn’t do or how their life went because they were born into the family, and it was their destiny. “Serfs had to work as menial labor while peasants could live free doing their own chosen business” (ask about this). Peasants chose what they got to do in life and decided their own destiny, but on the other hand serfs lived their whole life stuck doing what their lord asked of him. Even though peasants were free and got to do whatever they pleased to do they still had things to get done. These things or task were
Peasants had a certain way to live life and once you were born into the a peasant household or family you had to stay in the family. “The peasant class included Freemen, who has some rights, land serfs, who had no rights, and slaves, who were bought and sold” (Newman). Peasants had to realize that having some rights or no rights at all was a part of who they were. This became their reality because they were the lowest of the people and knew that. “The peasants were at the bottom of the Feudal System and had to obey their local lord to whom they had sworn an oath of obedience on the Bible” (Trueman). Obeying their lord …show more content…
“Freeman were poor farmers who had control of small portions of land. Freeman usually made just enough money to live on” (Newman). Freemen had to accomplish all of the life’s necessities so there was never any money to waste. “Serfs had no political power and were not allowed having control of property. They lived on the property of a noble vassal, and in order to repay the vassal for letting the serf live on his property the serf worked the land and was at the disposal of the vassal” (Newman). Serfs were extremely poor that they could not own their own property; they had to work and live on someone’s land that was higher up than they were. “Serf: Peasant worker on a manor whose position was hereditary and who could not leave the manor without the landlord’s permission” (Corrick 101). Serfs had no say in what they could and couldn’t do or how their life went because they were born into the family, and it was their destiny. “Serfs had to work as menial labor while peasants could live free doing their own chosen business” (ask about this). Peasants chose what they got to do in life and decided their own destiny, but on the other hand serfs lived their whole life stuck doing what their lord asked of him. Even though peasants were free and got to do whatever they pleased to do they still had things to get done. These things or task were