Which of the following is not true about the lives of serfs?

A. Serfs had freedom to travel to a new lord’s land if the current lord did not suit them.
B. By the ninth century, probably 60 percent of the population in Western Europe were serfs.
C. They paid rents to their lord through a share of every product they farmed.
D. Serfs could not marry anyone outside their manor without their lord’s approval.
E. They could be tried in their lord’s personal courts.


Answer: A

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