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The Runaway Serf
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A young serf flees a manor and tries to survive beyond the authority of the lord who claims his labour. Roads, markets and towns offer possible freedom but also the risk of recognition and capture.
Trease uses the pursuit to explain customary obligations, manorial justice and the limited opportunities available to the rural poor. The book makes medieval social structure visible through work, movement and the legal meaning of freedom.
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