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			'''Slavery''' is the status of being owned by another person.
⚫	~~'''Slavery''' is the status of being owned by another person.~~ Slaves were common in [[medieval]] times, but the practice of slavery was somewhat different from the ''chattel slavery'' practiced in [[North America]] from the 16th to 19th centuries; Medieval slavery was less institutionalized, and less likely to involve large numbers of enslaved people toiling for a single owner. Significant [[regional differences]] would have impacted the practice of slavery, and it is important to note that [[serf\|serfs]] were not slaves.

		⚫	Slaves were common in [[medieval]] times, but the practice of slavery was somewhat different from the ''chattel slavery'' practiced in [[North America]] from the 16th to 19th centuries; Medieval slavery was less institutionalized, and less likely to involve large numbers of enslaved people toiling for a single owner. Significant [[regional differences]] would have impacted the practice of slavery, and it is important to note that [[serf\|serfs]] were not slaves.

	Slavery is illegal in the modern period.		Slavery is illegal in the modern period.

	=== Slavery in the SCA ===		=== Slavery in the SCA ===
	Slavery is one of those aspects of medieval life that cannot be reenacted in the [[SCA]], however well-intentioned the reenactors are. Peers would do well to remember that[[squire\|Squires]] and [[apprentice\|Apprentices]] are not slaves, and should not be treated as such.		Slavery is one of those aspects of medieval life that cannot be reenacted in the [[SCA]], however well-intentioned the reenactors are. Peers would do well to remember that [[squire\|Squires]] and [[apprentice\|Apprentices]] are not slaves, and should not be treated as such.

Paul Matisz at 11:51, 11 October 2005

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'''Slavery''' is the status of being owned by another person. Slaves were common in [[medieval]] times, but the practice of slavery was somewhat different from the ''chattel slavery'' practiced in [[North America]] from the 16th to 19th centuries; Medieval slavery was less institutionalized, and less likely to involve large numbers of enslaved people toiling for a single owner. Significant [[regional differences]] would have impacted the practice of slavery, and it is important to note that [[serf|serfs]] were not slaves.

Slavery is illegal in the modern period.

=== Slavery in the SCA ===
Slavery is one of those aspects of medieval life that cannot be reenacted in the [[SCA]], however well-intentioned the reenactors are. Peers would do well to remember that[[squire|Squires]] and [[apprentice|Apprentices]] are not slaves, and should not be treated as such.

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Paul Matisz at 11:52, 11 October 2005

Paul Matisz at 11:51, 11 October 2005