How did townspeople become independent of the feudal system? What does the saying "town air makes you free" me?

There was a law that said that if a serf escaped to a town and was able to live there for "a year and a day" he would automatically be free. So many ran away from the farms to the towns. This was made easier during outbreaks of plague and other diseases when so many died that there were few left to keep an eye on slaves.

Distasteful deus ex machina?

Yes, that is deus ex machina. Norgard needs to do something to save himself or at least contribute to saving himself. Perhaps he tricks a closet monster into contacting Ella and saying there's a really bad monster where Norgard is.

Do you have a summer project planned? ....?

Grow a garden... hasn't really worked out that much considering my only strawberries looked like death, Other than that I want to go to the beach alot and finish my summer reading.

How do you calculate shared rent between roomates when one person has the much larger Master bedroom suite?

My daughter and her friend are getting a two bedroom apartment. The master bedroom suite is 70sq feet larger with private bath and huge closets. How do we calculate the rent for each based on who gets that bedroom. 50/50 hardly seems fair. I know there is a formula for this very thing, just don't know what it is.

What should i do? how do i get through it?

im a sophmore now in highschool. during freshmen year i dated this girl, megan, we dated for 9 months. i lived in wisconsin at the time and eventually i moved to northcarolina, a month upon moving here she found out i had cheated on her while i was in wisconsin so she left me, and ofcourse i tried to get her back which was unsuccessful. our relationship had always had some pain in it but there were also really good times, i dont know i guess it was a little shakey because we seemed to have hurt each other alot. but anywayys months later she started talking to me again and we continue to talk to this day. i never threw anything she got me away, it all currently sits in a box within my closet that i have hidden so well. i havent tried to be in a relationship since, it was the only relationship ive ever cheated in so it really made me kind of wonder about my own identity and how well i thought i knew myself. so ever since ive been purposely remaining single in order to understand why i did it and what issues i have and ive been trying to find myself basically and solve those issues. ive never gotten over her though, ive tried to forget everthing that ever happened between us and everything that was ever said. until recently last night, i had done a good job at that. but then i was searching through my closet and out pops a picture of us at homecoming. suddenly memories, feelings, guilt, everything came back. i still have strong feelings for her though its been 7 months since we split up. i just want suggestions on how i could possibly get over her, and move forward in my life. i told my parents of this and they said i possibly could have loved or still do love her, however i dont believe in love at my age what with hormones and all that other crazy bullshit. i just call it strong attraction, or better yet its just infatuation,puppy love. i didnt sleep that night, and i only read one line "without you here, nothing seems to make sense...im more alone when im in a crowd of people than i am in my room, i miss you jake." and its been in my head ever since. just please, give advice in order to help me press forward with my life

Whats the difference between the philosophies Jesus and Karl Marx...?

They are both the same, different eras obviously but one of the same. Both against exploitation and feudalism. Challenging the self appointed, plutocratic feudal aristocrats or the self anointed Pharisees of the temples if you prefer..

Compare and contrast the state building expreiences between the mongol empire, and medieval europe?

Or do 2 of the following: the mongol empire, medieavl europe, abbasid caliphate, or feudal japan(1000-1500)