To control his men in battle and to help manage his estates at home. These men needed to be loyal to him, especially in battle.
Royal
The political system based on agreement between lords and vassals is known as feudalism. In this system, lords granted land or fiefs to vassals in exchange for military service and loyalty. This hierarchical structure established reciprocal obligations, where vassals would support their lords in battle and, in return, receive protection and sustenance. Feudalism was prevalent in medieval Europe and shaped social and economic relationships during that period.
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
To control his men in battle and to help manage his estates at home. These men needed to be loyal to him, especially in battle.
Vassals had to serve lords because the vassals promised to serve a lord in exchange for land.
Royal
The political system based on agreement between lords and vassals is known as feudalism. In this system, lords granted land or fiefs to vassals in exchange for military service and loyalty. This hierarchical structure established reciprocal obligations, where vassals would support their lords in battle and, in return, receive protection and sustenance. Feudalism was prevalent in medieval Europe and shaped social and economic relationships during that period.
The feudal system is old fashioned, but that is not what the word means. This refers to the political system that held from roughly the 9th through 15 centuries in Europe. Feudal lords held large territories, and there was no private ownership of land by ordinary individuals. The people living on the land were vassals and subject to the lords. The lords exacted taxes from the vassals based on what the vassals could produce from the land, and the vassals were also expected to remain loyal to the lords in matters of defense, etc. The lords themselves were usually subject to the king, who was in fact the sole owner of all the lands in his domain.
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.
Vassals were loyal to the person(s) above them. Therefore a king may have a vassal who may have other vassals loyal to him. A vassal has power over his serfs, or his vassals. Also the vassals have power over the peasents.
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.
they helped because they wanted land
vassals