By far most land was owned by a lord. Sometimes a bishop or abbot was owner of the land.
A manor was self-sufficient
A manor was a large piece of adjoining land, divided into:
- a part on which the lord or vassal lived (domain)
- a part on which free peasents lived
- a part on which serfs lived
- a mill
- a brewery
- fields to grow crops on
- forest and barren lands