Feudalism was a set of legal and military norms that prevailed in medieval Europe from the 9th through the 15th centuries. It is a system for organising society based on connections formed from the ownership of land, known as a fiefdom or fief, in exchange for service or labor. The Manor System was a Middle Ages system of agricultural estates owned by a Lord and managed by serfs or peasants. The serfs or peasants provided labor to manage the manor while the Lords provided safety and security from outside threats.The Lords were typically military commanders as well. Wealth, power, and position, as well as the feudal system, ruled daily life in the Middle Ages. The Feudal System was maintained through the Upper Classes' rights and privileges, which were mostly enacted through legislation. Serfs, freemen, and villeins were among the peasants who lived in a manor or village.