Land, a lot of land. (In relative terms)
Teehee i like kittens. =p OH SORRY i'm answering a question. well, lords run manors and kingdoms and watch over the land, they also give power to knights, in exchange for respect and loyalty and protection, and serfs pay taxes and harvest crops and work for lords blah blah blah...yup... <3 RAWR!
Short Answer: Lords. Long Answer: Kings would give lords land in exchange for something (usually military assistance). The lords would then give some of this land to knights, who would provide the lord with military service. If the knight had enough land, he could give land to other knights in exchange for military service, and thereby the first knight would own his own fief.
what is the lords main duty to the pledged loyalty to him
Chivalry governed relations between military and lords. Knights were granted land by the kings. In exchange, knights are expected to fight bravely for the king.
Whatever you do don't read what's the brackets.(In 1066 (or around then) when William duke of Normandy was announced king of England, he invented a thing called the feudal system - this was when he would give land to the lords and they would return him knights and loyalty and the lords would give the knights land and the knights would give the lords loyalty and a promise to serve in the army and the knights would give land to the peasants who would give them loyalty and clothes and money and other stuff - this bunch of junk was the feudal system.)In Normandy (and in medieval times) when Barons and Bishops were given land they had to swear an oath of loyalty to the lord who was giving it - this was called ' doing homage'to be respect someone.a.k.a honor somethingrespect or reverence paid or renderedSource: www.dictionary.com
Knights typically served under lords as vassals, swearing loyalty in exchange for land and protection. Lords provided knights with a place to live, resources, and support in exchange for military service and loyalty. This relationship was based on feudal obligations and mutual benefit, reinforcing the hierarchy of the feudal system.
land
1. People got protection from knights 2. Lords got protection from knights in exchange for money 3. Knights got money from lords in exchange for protection
Feudal Lords were the ones who swore loyalty in exchange for land. They controlled all of the land.
Teehee i like kittens. =p OH SORRY i'm answering a question. well, lords run manors and kingdoms and watch over the land, they also give power to knights, in exchange for respect and loyalty and protection, and serfs pay taxes and harvest crops and work for lords blah blah blah...yup... <3 RAWR!
Teehee i like kittens. =p OH SORRY i'm answering a question. well, lords run manors and kingdoms and watch over the land, they also give power to knights, in exchange for respect and loyalty and protection, and serfs pay taxes and harvest crops and work for lords blah blah blah...yup... <3 RAWR!
the lords give the knights power
Short Answer: Lords. Long Answer: Kings would give lords land in exchange for something (usually military assistance). The lords would then give some of this land to knights, who would provide the lord with military service. If the knight had enough land, he could give land to other knights in exchange for military service, and thereby the first knight would own his own fief.
The lords provided knights with food & land.
The lords provided knights with food & land.
Knights were considered to be heavily armored cavalry warriors who served noble lords in exchange for land and protection. They played a key role in the military system of feudalism and were expected to uphold a code of chivalry that emphasized bravery, loyalty, and courtesy. Knights were often seen as elite fighters and were highly respected in medieval society.
Yes, that was in the time of feudalism, where the lords (nobles) granted feifs (land) to the knights in exchange that the knight would fight in battles for the lord.