Dbm Manor Research Paper

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A manor was an estate on a vassal’s fief and it was self sufficient because of all the parts and jobs it consisted of that helped sustain it. A manor was a vassal’s estate that was made up of many parts. The manor was the most common type of fief given to a vassal lord and this included an estate or a small castle with serfs as the workers (Nardo 19, 20). The vassal owned and ran the manor and serfs worked the land outside the manor (Serfs and manorialism [00:05:54]). The manor would not only be made up of the vassal’s manor house, it also consisted of many different parts and structures. These structures that made up the manor included serf villages, a church, a mill where grain was ground into flour, ovens where bread could be baked, a forge where the blacksmith made tools, and also workshops for carpenters (Serfs and manorialism [00:05:54], Hunt and Lapworth 26, Cels 7, Cels 4). …show more content…

A manor also consisted of outbuildings that were used by serfs and laborers who maintained the manor and they included serf homes, stables where livestock was kept, barns for storing grains, storage sheds, and a kitchen located outside (Nardo 23, History Alive!, Cels 7). The many structures, jobs, and laborers helped the manor function as a self-sufficient estate that also helped to support

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