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Villainage in England: Essays in English Mediaeval History
by Paul Vinogradoff
1892
First Essay
The Peasantry of the Feudal Age.
Chapter One
The Legal Aspect of Villainage. General Conceptions
It has become a commonplace to oppose medieval serfdom to ancient slavery, one implying dependence on the lord of the soil and attachment to the glebe, the other being based on complete subjection to an owner. There is no doubt that great landmarks in the course ...