Why did Europeans develop the system of feudalism?

Answer 1

Feudalism started in 800s and it began in a time of violence and warfare. it was started because people were poor and needed protection after the Roman Empire collapsed there was no more protection so the lord-vassal system was created it created order and stability.The vassal would fight for the lord when needed and in return were given land and serfs to work the land for them. Vassals were considered nobles but with less power.Serfs were allowed onto the estate after swearing an oath of fealty to the lord in exchange for his service should it be required to help defend the estate.The serfs then could rent and farm the land to provide sustenance for their families. so basically everyone had what they needed like serfs needed land. food. and protection. Lords needed armies (knights) and vassals needed land.

Answer 2

The manorial system developed from the Roman villa system, to which it was very similar, so it was more or less inherited from antiquity.

The feudal system was developed somewhat later as a way of distributing power in a society with a weak central government in the face of immediate threats to local stability to which that government could not respond. It included the manorial system as a part of the who structure, but related the king to his lords in a way somewhat similar to the way the lords were related to the serfs.

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Answer 3

to protect people form attacking and looting.

Answer 4

Because it was a time of instability and Warfare