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That sounds too good to be true. Any sources for this?
This is pretty much debunked, I think the original source for this claim was that they only worked 150 days per year in the service of their lord, but they worked the rest of the time to feed themselves.
Any links to the debunking?
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/regulation-industry/medieval-peasants-really-did-not-work-only-150-days-a-year
That makes some claims but doesn't really back it up.
That said, it sounds more reasonable. Cows gotta be milked. You don't get vacation from that.
They didn't have days of work for their lord. It just didn't work like that.
Students worked this number of days because they were thought by monks.
Trust me bro.