Imagine a hot and brutal day in the fields, just like the day before, and the day before that, and the day before that, this is what life would be like for serfs in the middle ages. The middle ages was a time when feudalism defined the europeans in their world. The peasants or serfs worked the land for the knights and nobles and in return they received protection and a portion of the harvest to feed their families (OI). Even though the serfs had their work cut out for them, the vassals, got to sit back, relax, and watch the people die while working. Well, that’s not entirely true, the vassals still had some work to do. vassal were warriors who swore allegiance to their king and promised to fight for them in exchange for a small piece
