Manorialism was a system of political, economic, and social relations between lords and laborers. The manor helped people in the different classes, by providing things for the lords and serfs. Kings and great nobles controlled large areas of land and gave smaller parcels of land called manors to royal supporters, lords (Cels 4). The land granted to a lord was an estate which mainly included a manor house and houses for peasants who worked on the land (Nardo 19). Manorialism organized a “localistic” society and brought the different classes together (A. Smith 9). Economic localism strengthened the economical control of the lord and the production and consumption of agriculture (A. Smith 8). There were many key components to a manor and
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These buildings included kitchens, a bakery, a brew house, workshops, stables, barns, and cellars (A. Smith 7). The cluster was called a village, and the land could be used by peasants (A. Smith 7). There were numerous fields, orchards, vineyards, pastures for cattle and sheep, and small farmers’ huts (Nardo 25). Peasants lived closely next to each other in small houses (Bennett 43). Other than the lord and peasants, there were also other people on the manor including the steward, bailiff, and reeve. The steward was the lord’s deputy chief executive officer for land (Gies and Gies, 1990 49). He had to guard and increase the lord’s property and stock, and defend his rights (Gies and Gies, 1990 49). The steward’s main function was to supervise the estate and make periodic visits (Gies and Gies, 1990 50). He represented the lord in court both in and off the estate (Gies and Gies, 1990 50). The bailiff was the deputy on each manor (Gies and Gies, 1990 51). He represented the lord to the villagers and strangers, acting as protector of the village against men of another lord (Gies and Gies, 1990 51). The bailiff managed the demesne, land attached to the manor, and made sure crops were properly looked after, and as little was possible stolen (Gies and Gies, …show more content…
The chief of the staff of officials chosen by the villagers was the reeve (Gies and Gies, 1990 53). His main job was seeing villagers who owed labor service report to work (Gies and Gies, 1990 53). One of most important jobs of a reeve was to produce a demesne account at the end of an agricultural year for the lord’s steward or clerk of accounts (Gies and Gies, 1990 54). Manorialism was also a self-sufficient system, and people worked to provide for their needs and their lord’s. Everything on the manor had what people needed (Cels 5). Forests provided wood for building, fuel for fires, and acorns to feed animals (Cels 5). People hunted bears, deer, boars, and wolves, and nearby streams also supported them with water (Cels 5). Villagers produced almost anything they needed including food, clothing, and farming tools (Cels 6). Peasants rarely left manor, but when they did, they needed to sell and trade produce in neighboring villages and towns or to buy something they didn’t have (Cels 6). They raised sheep using the wool to make cloth, hides for parchment for writing, and meat for food (Cels 13). Cows were raised for milk and people used it to make cheese and butter (Cels 13). The meat was for food and the hides were used to make leather
These buildings included kitchens, a bakery, a brew house, workshops, stables, barns, and cellars (A. Smith 7). The cluster was called a village, and the land could be used by peasants (A. Smith 7). There were numerous fields, orchards, vineyards, pastures for cattle and sheep, and small farmers’ huts (Nardo 25). Peasants lived closely next to each other in small houses (Bennett 43). Other than the lord and peasants, there were also other people on the manor including the steward, bailiff, and reeve. The steward was the lord’s deputy chief executive officer for land (Gies and Gies, 1990 49). He had to guard and increase the lord’s property and stock, and defend his rights (Gies and Gies, 1990 49). The steward’s main function was to supervise the estate and make periodic visits (Gies and Gies, 1990 50). He represented the lord in court both in and off the estate (Gies and Gies, 1990 50). The bailiff was the deputy on each manor (Gies and Gies, 1990 51). He represented the lord to the villagers and strangers, acting as protector of the village against men of another lord (Gies and Gies, 1990 51). The bailiff managed the demesne, land attached to the manor, and made sure crops were properly looked after, and as little was possible stolen (Gies and Gies, …show more content…
The chief of the staff of officials chosen by the villagers was the reeve (Gies and Gies, 1990 53). His main job was seeing villagers who owed labor service report to work (Gies and Gies, 1990 53). One of most important jobs of a reeve was to produce a demesne account at the end of an agricultural year for the lord’s steward or clerk of accounts (Gies and Gies, 1990 54). Manorialism was also a self-sufficient system, and people worked to provide for their needs and their lord’s. Everything on the manor had what people needed (Cels 5). Forests provided wood for building, fuel for fires, and acorns to feed animals (Cels 5). People hunted bears, deer, boars, and wolves, and nearby streams also supported them with water (Cels 5). Villagers produced almost anything they needed including food, clothing, and farming tools (Cels 6). Peasants rarely left manor, but when they did, they needed to sell and trade produce in neighboring villages and towns or to buy something they didn’t have (Cels 6). They raised sheep using the wool to make cloth, hides for parchment for writing, and meat for food (Cels 13). Cows were raised for milk and people used it to make cheese and butter (Cels 13). The meat was for food and the hides were used to make leather