The Welsh Viking | Did Being a Medieval Peasant Suck? @TheWelshViking | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 21 hours ago.
You may have seen internet articles and videos along the lines of "did medieval peasants have more vacation than you?" or "are you working harder than a medieval peasant?" Well, let's break down some of the reasons why you may or may not have it worse than your average serf.

And what exactly is a serf?
And why are some of them un-free?
And is someone who is un-free a slave?
Medieval peasants weren't slaves, but there were certainly some similarities between slavery and serfdom, so let's have a look at the life and times and legal rights and freedoms of medieval peasants, check out some interesting Welsh history and Welsh words you may not know, and figure out what their lives might have been like compared to yours!

As long as your demesne or feudal lord allows you to use the internet connection on your bonded villein land. This doesn't apply to freemen, obviously.

Recommended reading:
Matthew Frank Stevens, "The Economy of Medieval Wales 1067-1536"
Michael Hicks, "Bastard Feudalism"
asinusdocet.wordpress.com/2020/06/24/medieval-towns-gardens-yards

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