When a person moved out of their parents' house, they needed a house. How was it decided where this house would be located? For example, did they just pick the next available spot on a path? Were there peasant level political considerations? Were there coveted house locations? If so how were these conflicts resolved?
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3Welcome to History:Stack Exchange. Thank you for your question; please consider revising it to be more in line with our community expectations. Like many other stacks, we expect questions to provide evidence of prior research. That helps us to understand the question, and avoids our repeating work you've already done. Our help center, and other stacks provide additional resources to assist with revisions.– MCW ♦Commented Mar 28, 2021 at 16:32
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3I don't have research to back it up, but my impression is that they didn't move out of their parent's house. The nuclear family is a modern invention; pre-modern families lived together in a multi-generational household. (I believe Wikipedia understates). Peasants usually didn't have the right to own land or houses. It may be worth your while to research Assart, which is generally illegal unless done by the landowner/lord.– MCW ♦Commented Mar 28, 2021 at 16:48
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2Having made the two comments above, I want to add that this is an intriguing question. I like questions like this that examine assumptions about the past, and that provide an opportunity to study how to study history.– MCW ♦Commented Mar 28, 2021 at 17:55
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4Part of the issue is our assumed definition of peasant. The feudal system as we commonly reference it started in the 9th century, leaving 500-800 as viable ground for 'free-roaming peasants'. (But as such we would have no historical records about them.) But in England at least this corresponds with the Anglo-Saxon period, and they had their own word for peasants: slaves. (they did have a middle class however, freemen.) Question still suffers from generality. 500 year time span and every political division in 'Europe'.– justCalCommented Mar 28, 2021 at 18:34
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3There is quite a bit of information for some areas and times, but 'Europe' covers too much territory to try to narrow down an answer. Check the question on medieval villages from earlier in the week. By giving a specific date and nation/ethnicity, the user provides enough information that specific history could be referenced. Some of those sources might help you as well.– justCalCommented Mar 28, 2021 at 18:48
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