> if you will marry, I have every right to fuck your new wife on your wedding night, just before you. with church blessing. good luck figuring our if your first kid is yours or not. or having happy marriage.
That is widely considered to be Enlightenment-era propaganda, not an actual feudal practice.
> I can kill you, anytime, for no reason, without consequence, horribly slow. or whole village. the only motivation to not do so is losing a bit of wealth since you all are my property, nothing more. but sometimes I can afford to lose a bit of property, just for the fun of it.
Generally not. Most serfs had some minimal rights and couldn't be killed without justification.
That is widely considered to be Enlightenment-era propaganda, not an actual feudal practice.
> I can kill you, anytime, for no reason, without consequence, horribly slow. or whole village. the only motivation to not do so is losing a bit of wealth since you all are my property, nothing more. but sometimes I can afford to lose a bit of property, just for the fun of it.
Generally not. Most serfs had some minimal rights and couldn't be killed without justification.