A vassal was paid for past services (mostly as a knight during the King's wars) with land. In return for getting the land, its title and its income he promised allegiance to the king (his "liege lord") and promised to support him in person and with his local men and supporters in wars to come. It's called the feudal system.
A vassal pledges loyalty to his or her lord.
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A Vassal takes a pledge of loyalty to the lord
a oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service.
A person who swore to be loyal and support a lord was that lord's vassal. The lord gave land and protection in exchange, so it was a mutual pledge and obligation.
It was in exchange for an oath of loyalty.
The knights were originally the heavy cavalry. The word knight came to be a title, usually given by a monarch, and was regarded as the lowest level of the nobility. A vassal was a person who had a relationship of mutual obligation with a lord. The vassal sword loyalty and obedience, and the lord granted land and protection in exchange. A vassal could be a knight, and a knight could be a vassal, but there was nothing saying they had to be.
an oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service.
A Vassal takes a pledge of loyalty to the lord
a oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service.
A vassals duties were to serve a lord of a higher rank and to keep faith and loyalty to the lord against all others.
The agreement you are referring to is known as subinfeudation. In this arrangement, a knight (sub-vassal) would pledge loyalty and service to a vassal in exchange for receiving a portion of land to govern and protect. This system created a hierarchy of land ownership and military obligations within the feudal system.
Doing homage in Norman England was a feudal ritual where a vassal would pledge their loyalty and service to their lord. It involved the vassal kneeling before their lord, placing their hands between their lord's hands, and making a verbal oath of loyalty. This act solidified the relationship between lord and vassal in the feudal system.
A vassal is a person who entered into a personal relationship with a lord, of whom he paid homage in return for protection.
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America
The lord gave land to the vassal, the vassal promised his loyalty and service.
The US Pledge of Allegiance is meant to show loyalty to the flag and "to the Republic for which it stands" which is the United States of America.