Destins d’hommes libres à l’époque carolingienne d’après les chartes de Saint-Sauveur de Monte Amiata
Alain Sigoillot
Destinies of freen men in the Carolingian period from charters Saint-Sauveur Monte Amiata. Some scholars believed to find, among archives Amiata, new evidences a rapid decline small allodial property and depression liberi homines during era. The Abbey would have reduced this population quasi-serfdom under terms leases (livelli) which it imposed ex-owners forced cede their lands. Reality is more complex. Sales livelli could concern only portion owned by family group. Close study statistical tests show, that exchange for right property, had often managed retain essential : personal status, transfer livello male heirs (who kept possibility leave with all or part acquests), guarantee rent not be increased if offspring was divided into several households opportunity marry daughters as they saw fit. Clues even suggest make good deals between them, getting preferred conditions, sharing labour services brothers, increasing cultivation area reparcelling scattered them continued perform military service were still arimanni.
Journal des sçavans