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Freemen could own land, debts could be paid - and many serfs simply walked away to start new lives in the growing towns. Some could exchange military service fo
by stevenalowe 4y ago
Freemen could own land, debts could be paid - and many serfs simply walked away to start new lives in the growing towns. Some could exchange military service for freedom.
- andrekandre 4y ago> and many serfs simply walked away to start new lives in the growing towns wasnt that really only possible when their power was largely diminished by the burgeoning capitalism in said towns? it was my understanding that before that there wasnt much anything to run to...?