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How were serfs diffrent from freemen?

April 26, 2017Arts diffrent freemen History Humanities serfs

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How were serfs diffrent from freemen?

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Legal penalties also differed if they were perpetrated by serfs or freemen or against serfs or freemen–i.e. if a freeman killed a serf he paid the leigelord or laird a fee or fine for damaging property, if a serf killed a freeman the was serious prison, labour, or corporeal punishment up to death–this could happen if the freeman couldn’t pay the fine as well.