Fill in the Blanks Medieval LifeOnline version Video. Fill in the blank exercise by jesus corral 1 rent death lord rent allow serfs spend permission property land feed tiring countryside war marry feudal tax Crown services marry conditions knights leave week house punished farmers Medieval society was based in the system which can be said to have become an age of England under William the Conqueror . He introduced the idea that all was the property of the to dispose of as the king thought fit . Large tracts of were granted to the King's supporters , who in return , were bound to pay and offer their when required . This usually meant supplying a certain number of armed in time of . The lords would then their land to tenant under similar . These farmers were known as or villains and their lives were overshadowed by extreme hardship . A serf was effectively the of the for whom he worked . He was not permitted to the land and go where he wished . If he tried to he would be brought back and . Neither could he without the of the lord which was also required should the serf wished to his son or daughter to . On the of a serf , an heir had to pay a to the lord before he could continue to farm besides what was known as a heriot often the best animal of the farm . On top of the burden of working his own land to his family , the serf has to three days each working on the land of his lord . A service rendered in lieu of rent , plowing , sowing , harvesting of course , but also repairing the manor , building barns and running errands to the local villagers , a very time consuming and business .
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