They were asked to protect them. <3....
Lords had to watch over the peasants, ladies had to cook and clean, knights had to protect the lords and peasants had to work for the lords.
The lords promised to support the monarch with knights.
Lords, because they were higher up the feudal tree.
It's hard to pinpoint a narrow anthropological definition of the feudalism system, so for the purpose of this question I'm going to assume you mean the classic definition of the feudalism system, which was in effect in Europe during the Middle Ages. In my opinion, the knights did depend on the lords, but the lords also depended on the knights; it was a mutually beneficial relationship. The knights were given the task of fighting for the lord, whether it be defending the estate or attempting to seize other land. In return for their services, the lord would give them land that they could live on and work. The knights were essential to the lords because the knights offered the lords protection from exterior forces. So yes, the knights did depend on the lords for fief, or land, but the relationship was mutually beneficial if anything.
A knight was very valuable to a lord because knights had to follow a set of rules called chivalry which said that knights had to support their lords in battle no matter what and had to obey their lords. In return, the lords gave knights land where peasants farmed and they had to pay the knight that owned the land. But at the same time, knights also had to pay their lord.
the lords give the knights power
The lords provided knights with food & land.
The lords provided knights with food & land.
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.
Knights FIGHT
Knights got their equipment from their lords.
knights got their equipment from their lords.
lords payed knights to protect them in their castle. In return the lord gave knights protection and land. Knights in class wise were lower than lords. lords are nothing close to being knights. Lords Had more land than knights.
Lords had to watch over the peasants, ladies had to cook and clean, knights had to protect the lords and peasants had to work for the lords.
The lords provided knights with food & land.
The lords promised to support the monarch with knights.
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