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As I read, this is pretty much what the article says. The very very bottom may have been as many as 30 % of the total population.
by actionfromafar 2y ago
As I read, this is pretty much what the article says. The very very bottom may have been as many as 30 % of the total population.
- PeterCorless 2y agoI was clarifying because the word "sokesman" doesn't appear in the article. Nor does "cottar/cotter [cotarius/cotarii]" nor "bordar [bordarius/bordarii]" nor even "villein [villanus/villani]." There are a many levels of commoners in Domesday, almost all of whom suffered greatly under the Norman yoke. Estimates vary, but... 35% of Domesday population were villeins 30% cotters and bordars 12% freeholders ~5% burghers (townspeople) Which would leave ~20% at maximum to be slaves (servii).