![]() MarxismĪccording to Karl Marx, feudalism was the stage of society before capitalism and after slavery. They usually paid 10% of their income to the Church and 10% to the feudal lord, which was called a tithe. They also did not need to serve in levy (that is: army mustered up by conscription) and they did not need to pay state taxes. If they got wealthy enough, they could buy their freedom from the lord. They could cultivate grain and vegetables for sale, and the lord had duty to protect them and provide them land to cultivate. He could not be sold away from the land, but was always sold with the land.īut villeins and serfs had rights as well. However, if this did not work, they could join a band of outlaws. As a member of the church, their position could get higher. ![]() If they wanted to help the Catholic Church, they needed special permission. If they did this, they become a free men. If they escaped, they could run away to a town where they could try to live quietly without being known, until he is discovered. They also could not leave the manor lands if the lord said no. They could not move or marry if the lord didn't say yes. On the walls of their houses, the villeins hung meats, tools, and dried vegetables.Ī villein was more free than slaves or serfs, but they still were not completely free. Then they went back to their little houses with floors made of earth and a thatched roof. They had work to do for the lord or the town. They had to serve the lords, but was free in other ways. Lords gave their servants food and a place to sleep, but they did not pay their servants money. A manor had to let many people live there. Each manor had its own pasture lands, mill, wine press, church, and village. The noble's firstborn son took it all when his father died. They were given from one generation to another. Manors were completely owned by the nobles. The lords promised to give protection, peace, and safety to their vassals. When animals were killed for food, part of the meat was given to the lords. ![]() They would give part of the grain to their lord. The vassals would grind their grain at the noble's granaries. At harvest time, the vassals gave shares of their crops to the lords. Presents and taxes had to be given to the lords by their vassals. Under feudalism, taxes were not paid with money.
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