Peasants are the lowest part of the Feudal system and levels. They work under the Vassals who, in return, provide them with land to work and live on. An average peasant (also called a serf or villien) might work as a blacksmith, in the fields, or maybe as a woodcutter. Peasants usually live together as a family or group. They lived in small huts, harvested their own food, made their own clothes, worked, and on …showed first 75 words of 332 total…

…showed last 75 words of 332 total…the king’s family. Every guest or serf who accepts the invitation must bring a gift for the king’s family or new child. Many peasants missed the opportunity because of the gift giving. Serfs were never educated; therefore, they could never get a better paying job to support their families in town. So a serf isn’t the best occupation in the Middle Ages, however, for most, it was the best you could get.