Peasants and serfs would not have “traveled more than 25 miles” from the manor they lived on (Beck 360). The peasants and serfs would be near their manor at all times working. The community was very self-sufficient, everything was done within the manor without the help of outsiders. The peasants and serfs would make everything on the manor with the exception of being able to buy “salt, iron, and a few unusual objects such as millstones” outside of the manor (Beck 362). The way the lords would earn money was by having the peasants and serfs pay a tax. They would have a tax for all the grain that was ground and marriages would have to be paid for and could only happen with the approval of the lord. The serfs and peasants were expected to be extremely loyal to their lord. If one decided to “avoid taxes by baking bread elsewhere” they would be committing a crime (Beck 362). The peasants and serfs were seen as very loyal people who devoted their lives into helping out their
Peasants and serfs would not have “traveled more than 25 miles” from the manor they lived on (Beck 360). The peasants and serfs would be near their manor at all times working. The community was very self-sufficient, everything was done within the manor without the help of outsiders. The peasants and serfs would make everything on the manor with the exception of being able to buy “salt, iron, and a few unusual objects such as millstones” outside of the manor (Beck 362). The way the lords would earn money was by having the peasants and serfs pay a tax. They would have a tax for all the grain that was ground and marriages would have to be paid for and could only happen with the approval of the lord. The serfs and peasants were expected to be extremely loyal to their lord. If one decided to “avoid taxes by baking bread elsewhere” they would be committing a crime (Beck 362). The peasants and serfs were seen as very loyal people who devoted their lives into helping out their