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What happened if the feudal relationship with a lord and vassal was broken off?
In ancient times, the feudal relationship assisted the serfs in survival. Even though it was difficult and repressive, breaking off the relationship could cause starvation.
In the feudal system who did nobles grant the use of farmlands to?
Vassals
In what order are serfs vassals and tenants ranked under a king in the feudal system?
At the very bottom. They had no freedom and no one below them.
What is the person called who received land in exchange for support in a feudal system?
A vassal received land and protection in exchange for military support, and sworn loyalty and obedience. A serf received land to use and protection in exchange for part of the crop or rent. This situation was very similar to, but not identical to, the situation of a vassal. There was a lot of variation in local customs. There were a few places, for instance, where there were no serfs and all farmers were independent; some of these were in Scandinavia, and there were others in Switzerland and Scotland.
What is feudal system and feudal privileges?
The feudal system was a socio-economic structure prevalent in medieval Europe, characterized by a hierarchy of lords, vassals, and serfs. Lords owned large estates and granted portions of land (fiefs) to vassals in exchange for military service and loyalty, while serfs worked the land and were bound to it. Feudal privileges included the rights and protections granted to vassals, such as military support from their lords and the ability to govern lands, while serfs were afforded limited rights, often subject to the lord's authority and obligations. This system created a network of obligations and protections that shaped medieval society.
How was feudalism a system of mutually dependent relationships between lords vassals and serfs What was the importance of land rights in this arrangement?
The Feudal lord provides the Vassal with land. The Vassal, in return, vows to fight for the Feudal lord, or serve him in various ways. The serfs who are mostly poor will be needing protection as well as a place to live in (err-- land). Thus, the serfs are usually required to pay taxes or till the vassal's land or serve the vassal. The reciprocal relationship between the feudal lord, vassal, and serf shows that neither can live without the other. Land, on the other hand, is given much importance because a thousand years ago, everybody wanted/needed land. (Territory was a necessity)
What happened if the feudal relationship with a lord and vassal was broken off?
In ancient times, the feudal relationship assisted the serfs in survival. Even though it was difficult and repressive, breaking off the relationship could cause starvation.
What is the pyramid that shows the medieval time feudal system called?
The feudal system is described by the Feudal Pyramid, which has four basic elements, the king, the lords, the common vassals, and the serfs. It is called a pyramid because each layer was supported by a much larger group that supported it, down to the serfs. The term vassal is sometimes applied only to those below the lords, but the lords were vassals.
What gift does the king give to the vassal?
The most important gift a lord could give to a vassal was land. During the feudal age, the ownership of land meant wealth and prestige in a society where there was little money. With the land, a lord would also give serfs to a vassal.
How was the vassal get power over the serfs?
the vassal has power because he is a little higher class than a serf
What does vassal mean?
The Anglo-Norman word vassal can mean simply a servant, a good, worthy man, a soldier, a fellow.Its main meaning is anyone at any level who owes allegance to someone else of superior rank - an earl would be the vassal of a king, a baron would be the vassal of an earl, a poor knight would be the vassal of a baron and so would his farming serfs. Each of these would also be a tenant of the person above him, "holding" land in return for services or rent.In this sense, a vassal is someone subordinate in rank who is legally obligated to someone above him in the feudal system.
What do they call the workers in the feudal system?
Serfs.
What is the basic unit of the feudal system?
Serfs
Which best describes feudal society?
In a feudal society, serfs had to pay lords with crops
What title was given to the poor who were bound to the land of the vassal or lord they served?
They were the serfs.
What describes feudal society?
Serfs gave crops to Lords and Lords controlled serfs' lives.
Oath shown between lord and vassal?
the vassal received land or his manor and was held in common of his serfs and peasants and skilled works and was once a knight who was so good that he received the land from the king and was now considered his vassel but he could give away his land and also become a lord...etc.
