Discuss the categories of cultivators under feudalism during the medieval age in Europe.

There were two categories of cultivators in the feudal system, during the age in Europe. They were free peasants and serfs.

1. Free Peasants: They held their farms as tenants of the lord. This category of peasants did not work for their lords.
2. Serfs: Serfs were the lowest category of peasants. They were just like slaves of their masters. They had not only to work on the fields of their lords and gave them a part of their produce but also to perform such petty jobs as building or repairing their houses, roads, etc. They received no wages. They were not allowed to leave the state without the permission of their lord.