By: Amanda Kemp

Knights, Serfs, and the Lords of a Manor

This is the house

that the lords

lived in.

They owned the

property in

which the house

was on.

The Manor House

This is the Lord

of a manor. They

usually had a

dog to help

guard them.

The Lord

The term “knight” comes from the Anglo Saxon name for a boy named: “Cniht”

The effectiveness of a knight depended on his abilty to stay mounted on his horse during combat

Knights

This Is a picture

of knights

fighting

Knights

Medieval Serfs were peasants who worked his lords’ land and paid him certain dues in return for the land, the possession of which is heritable.

The Serfs

A blouse of cloth or skin fastened by a leather belt around the waist.

Shoes or large boots

Short woolen trousers

Sheath for knife

Wool hat in the cold winter and bareheaded in the hot weather

Gloves were worn as a practical piece of clothing

General Clothing of the Serfs

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/cga/lowres/cgan1576l.jpg

“Lord of the Manor”. 31 March.2009 http://www.middle-ages.org.uk\lord-of-the-manor.htm

Knights 1 April.2009 www.pepperspollywogs.com\blog\wp-content\uploads\shutterstock11085013jpg

Serfs 3 April.2009 www.middle-ages.org.uk\serfs.htm

Works Cited