Vassals were people who had entered into a feudal contract with their lords. As part of the feudal contract, each was required to protect the other. Usually, this meant the vassal gave military support to the lord, but the lord was obliged to support the vassal in the event that the vassal was attacked. In exchange for military support, the vassal got a fiefdom or land grant, which was an estate from which he could get an income.
Feudalism was a political system based on an agreement between two groups of nobles-- lords and vassals.
The vassal had to protect the lord and the people in exchange for land!
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.
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Under feudalism, land and loyalty were deeply interconnected through a system of reciprocal obligations. Lords granted land, or fiefs, to vassals in exchange for their loyalty and military service. This relationship created a hierarchy where vassals were bound to defend their lords and provide support, while lords were expected to protect their vassals and ensure their livelihoods. Thus, land ownership was both a source of power and a means to secure loyalty within the feudal system.
Vassals had to serve lords because the vassals promised to serve a lord in exchange for land.
Feudalism was a political system based on an agreement between two groups of nobles-- lords and vassals.
Lords and vassals were granted land plots in exchange for offering services to protect the king. The serfs worked this land for the lords in exchange for their own protection. Therefore, the primary purpose of a lord was to master the art of war.
The vassal had to protect the lord and the people in exchange for land!
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.
Many people from different parts of the feudal system passed away. There are not many vassals or lords to protect the vassals making the system weaker and weaker until it is gone
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
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