The Fuedal System Flashcards
Name the order of the Anglo Saxon fuedal system
King Earls Thegns Free peasants Non free peasants Slaves
Name the order of the norman fuedal system
King Barons and bishops Knights Free peasents Non free peasents Slaves
How much land did the Anglo Saxon king own
Almost all of it
How much land did the norman king own
20% directly and shared 55% to over 200 nobles
Who were the Saxon earls
They owned each earldom and shared land between the thegns
Who were the norman barons and bishops
Swore allegence to the king in return to own large areas of land
Who were the Saxon thegns
Paid 100 shillings a month to live on earls land
Who were the norman knights
Swore allegence to barons and bishops in return for land
How many days a week did Saxon free peasents and norman free peasants work
Saxon - 2-3
Norman - 4+
What was similar between norman and Saxon non free peasents
Were both property of free peasents and had to work for housing
How did Saxon slaves survive
Worked for Freeman in return for shelter and food
How percentage of the country were slaves in 1086
10%
Give two reasons why the number of slaves decreased after 1086
- Church dissaproved
2. Expensive to keep
When did William have the doomsday book written
1086
