Kings divided their land in fiefs. They would give this land to a noble in return the noble swore to show loyalty, support in war and keep peace.
Peasants payed rent to their lords, in the forms of labor, a share of the crop, or money. In exchange for this they got a place to live, land to farm, and protection.There is a link below to an article on serfdom, where more information can be found.the worked the land the kings and lords owned
William of Normandy's owned all the castles in England. he based them so they were spread out long the border
The king would give the lords more land while the lords added more knights to the kings army.
Manorialism
Kings and lords owned the land and peasants called serfs, so lords and kings had all the power.
Kings divided their land in fiefs. They would give this land to a noble in return the noble swore to show loyalty, support in war and keep peace.
The king who granted land to his nobles to keep for him. He could take it back at anytime.
the king gave the lords more land as the lords added more knights to the kings army
Lords ruled pieces of land given to them by kings in exchange for promises of support.
Peasants payed rent to their lords, in the forms of labor, a share of the crop, or money. In exchange for this they got a place to live, land to farm, and protection.There is a link below to an article on serfdom, where more information can be found.the worked the land the kings and lords owned
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Lords
the kings gave land to the lords the lords gave land the knights and money to fight with, the peasants got given land by the lords and the peasants payed taxes to the lord and king to pay for the knights and land
When one of the lords died, his oldest son inherited the land that the lord owned. All of the second and thord sons became knights and the kings sent them to destroy the Jews and take back the Holy Land
Lords owned land, which they did not grant to their vassals, but they did grant the right to live and work on that land as tenants.
William of Normandy's owned all the castles in England. he based them so they were spread out long the border