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A serf was a slave. Most slaves were taken in war or sold to pirates who sold them into slavery.

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What is a good thing about being a knight?

You are not a serf.


How would a serf or peasant address a knight?

Sir Knight or Sir (name)


What is a homophone for surf?

Serf.


What is the relationship between knight and serf?

their all from medieval times


How do you use the word serf in a sentence?

If a lord gave a knight land with serfs on it the serfs would take care of it and if the knight moved the serfs wouldn't. Once you are a serf you can't go back neither can your family. So your children and their children and their children and so on have to be a serf. So to answer your question: A serf stayed with the land. I also gave you a definition on a serf. And there is a bunch of sentences with serfs in them above.


Is a serf higher than a knight?

No, a serf was a good deal lower than a knight. A serf was an agricultural worker who was bound to the land he lived on and was not allowed to leave it. A serf was not a slave, because he could not be purchased or sold, but he was also not free to leave the place where he lived. The knights were the lowest level of nobility. They were at a higher status than freemen, who were at a higher status than serfs.


How could a serf or peasant become a knight?

Later in Midievil Life a knight had to provide for his own arms, armor, horses and retainers and money-based economies became more common. Rich peasants and merchants began angling for the title of knight as well. In 13th century England, if a man was free and could take up arms and pay the "knight's fee," he was eligible to become a knight.:D Vigorously awesome.


Who is a worker who is not a slave but obeys the rules of a lord in exchange for work and protection?

the answer is serf


What would you be studying when using the terms manor house knight serf and fief?

Feudalism


What is the difference from a serf and a peasant?

A peasant worked the land, but had freedom. A serf was bound to the land that they worked. They would live on the manor of a noble and work the land in exchange for food and protection.


What is the relationship between a serf and a noble?

A serf was a peasant who worked on a noble's land in exchange for protection and the use of land. The noble owned the land and had power and authority over the serfs who lived and worked on it.


What reward were the serf's promised from the church?

the serfs owed loyalty (service, basically slavery) to the lord or king in exchange for protection in a time of war