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Which person is responsible for completing these tasks in the feudal system?
working the land on the manor
protecting the manor from raiders
collecting taxes for the king
managing the manor's finances
repairing the buildings on the manor property
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- Working the land on the manor — peasant/serf (villeins)
- Protecting the manor from raiders — knight (the lord’s mounted vassal/retainers)
- Collecting taxes for the king — sheriff (royal official) or, on a manor, the bailiff/reeve collected rents and dues for the lord (who in turn owed levies to his liege)
- Managing the manor’s finances — steward (or seneschal)
- Repairing the buildings on the manor property — peasant/serf labor under the direction of the bailiff/reeve (skilled craftsmen like carpenters/masons did specialized work)
- Protecting the manor from raiders — knight (the lord’s mounted vassal/retainers)
- Collecting taxes for the king — sheriff (royal official) or, on a manor, the bailiff/reeve collected rents and dues for the lord (who in turn owed levies to his liege)
- Managing the manor’s finances — steward (or seneschal)
- Repairing the buildings on the manor property — peasant/serf labor under the direction of the bailiff/reeve (skilled craftsmen like carpenters/masons did specialized work)
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