Half-horse
In the agricultural history of north-west Germany, a serf peasant who was second in the village hierarchy was referred to as a half-horse or half-Meier . The historical names for half - spouses differed from region to region and were, for example, half- hoofed , half-built or half-built .
The Halbspänner had his landlord a two horses in addition to other services and payments team to ask for plowing or for transit services. So-called coaches or a second half-team formed a full team of four horses with their animals. In addition to meadows, pastures and forest, a half-span farm includes around 12 to 24 hectares of arable land. In addition to services, the peasants also had to provide cash and goods.
The classification of the farms and cottages in the country was carried out according to criteria that took into account the farm size, the tax value and the social status in the village. This classification lasted in many villages in Germany until the middle of the 19th century. Special attention was paid to social differences and the barriers that arose from this could only rarely be broken.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Farm owners and others
- ^ Chronicle of Großenmarpe
- ↑ Vollmeier, Großkötter, Kleinkötter and Hoppenplöcker ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
