Serfdom and Serfs

Serfdom Details:

• Is a form of modified slavery.
• They couldn't normally be sold away from the land.
• They also could not leave the lord's land without permission.
• Can also be thought of as tenant farmers who had to pay a percentage of their crops as rent, as well as fulfill other obligations to their landlord.
• Quite common was the need for the serf to seek permission to marry or for one's children to marry.

Serf Versions:

• Romans
• German invaders
• Medieval - altered by the advent of the Black Death.
• Russian
  

Image: Laura the Serf.
Image source: from flickr by peterbasmalord (cc)
Tags: Black Death - Landlord - Marriage - Serf - Serfdom - Slave - Tenant Farmer
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