Peasants

-could not be bought or sold
-were not free
-bound to the lords land
- when the lords estates were granted to a new lord the serfs were included in it
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Serfs

Serfs and Peasants

-peasants and their lords were bonded together by joint rights and duties
-peasants worked several days a week farming
-had to ask the lords permission to marry
-the peasants had the right to farm some land for themselves
-could not be forced off the land
-life was rough as a peasant