Feudal contract
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they had lots honor and were looked upon highly by the serfs as lords of leigion and the vassals must bow down to them
The knights were fuedal lords that owned land. They would have fuedal relationships with vassals under them. The would give the vassals land in return for service.Usually army service but sometimes food.
Patriarchal and exploitative. Lords were supposed to look after their vassals, hence the patriarchal relationship, but at the same time, they used their vassals for resources.
protection
The lords promised to give their vassals protection and fiefs, or estates.
King comands everybody below him
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.
Vassals had to serve lords because the vassals promised to serve a lord in exchange for land.
Feudalism is simply the exchange of land (fief), between the nobles (lords) and the knights (vassals) for military protection.
they had lots honor and were looked upon highly by the serfs as lords of leigion and the vassals must bow down to them
The knights were fuedal lords that owned land. They would have fuedal relationships with vassals under them. The would give the vassals land in return for service.Usually army service but sometimes food.
Eurpean feudalism is where there is a monarch who gives fiefs of land to lords an vassals, who in turn give land to peasants and knights. You could call it a higherarchy.
Vassals served lords in exchange for protection and land rights. In the feudal system, vassals pledged loyalty and military service to their lords in return for the lord's support and the ability to use and cultivate land on the lord's estate.
Vassalage is the relationship between the feudal lord and his vassal. Kings had higher lords as vassals, and higher lords had lower lords as vassals. The practice was called subinfeudation.
Vassals and their lords were in a system of mutual support. The vassals owed military support, oaths of loyalty, and oats of obedience. The lords provided guarantees of land, a place to live, and military protection.
the lords give the knights power
Kings and queens were at the top. After them were lords and ladies. Then came knights and vassals. The lowest class was made up of peasants and serfs