Most people lived on a manor, which consisted of the castle, the church, the village, and the surrounding farm land. These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers or pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms. ...

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The non-house serfs also hunted in the fall and vegetables had been farmed for their families as well. ... They also had to pay fines for inheritance, for having children leave the manor, and for having a son leave the manor to become a priest or monk. ...

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