Vassals agree to fight for the lord, and after an agreement is made the vassal is given a fief in the agreement.
A vassal was a person, and a fief was land. A vassal swore allegiance and support to a king, and the king gave the vassal fief to live on.
It is true that a fief is the troops of knight that was granted to the vassal.
A fief.
his oldest son
This is called an investiture. Investitures were common in the 11th and 12th centuries. The land the vassal was given is called a fief.
Surviving fief
his oldest son
A peasant who is bound to land is a serf, while a fief is an estate granted to a vassal.
No, it was just a fief. A guild was an organization of tradesmen or craftsmen.
A Vassal takes a pledge of loyalty to the lord
By the 9th century, the grant of land made to a vassal became known as a fief. This fief was typically given in exchange for the vassal's loyalty and military service to the lord. The vassal would then manage and develop the land, while owing certain obligations to the lord.
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