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What is a medieval peasant?

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anyone in medieval society below the middle class. working class citizens, serfs and the homeless.

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A medieval peasant was essentially a farmer who lived by subsisting on a plot of land. This land was not owned by the peasant, it was owned by a landlord who allowed the peasant to work the land in exchange for a tallage (a sort of tax) which would usually be a portion of his harvest.

In social and economic terms, peasants were among both the poorest and most common people in medieval europe, probably constituting upwards of 90% of the population.

In short, life as a medieval peasant was hard and their life expectancy reflected that. The life expectancy of a peasant was approximately 30 years.
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