Answer:
In
the countryside, there were rumours that the landlords of the manor had hired
criminals to destroy the ripe crops of the peasants. Being afraid of the
situation, peasants in several districts seized hoes and pitchforks and attacked
chateaux (castles belonging to the noblemen).
They looted the hoarded grain. They also burnt down documents containing
records of the manorial dues. As a result, a larger number of nobles fled from
their home towns and migrated to neighbouring countries.
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