The manor was an essential part of feudalism because it served as incentive for the people who lived on it, and owned it. A manor was given to a vassal from his lord as incentive for his loyalty. Peasants were his main source of income. They grew food, pay rent, paid, fines and paid fees (Cels, Marc 18). The peasants would pay different fees to their lord. One fee called tallage, this was an annual fee. The peasants would also pay a fee called woodsilver. This was a fee that enabled peasants to be able to take wood out of the manors forest (Cels, Marc 22). The lord and his family lived in the matter house which was a large stone house (Cels, Marc 19). Manors help the lord in their military abilities because they can hire the serfs to farm
