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Feudalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vassal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A vassal in the terminology that both preceded and accompanied the feudalism of medieval Europe, is one who enters into mutual obligations with a monarch, usually of military support and mutual prot...
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A lord was a noble who owned land. A vassal was given land by the lord. The land was known as a fief. In exchange for the fief, the vassal would provide military service to the lord. The obligations and relations between lord, vassal and fief form the basis of feudalism.
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Thousands of essays, term papers and book notes ready for direct access! ... Feudalism; ... It was based on a mutual relationship between lord and vassal. ... The internal order remained strong by the rights and obligations of lord to vassal. ... (492 Words -- Approx. 2 Pages)
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2) justice--the Lord was to protect the legal rights of the vassal, vassals of the Lord who had a dispute would come to the Lord for him to settle the dispute.
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The lord also ought to act toward his faithful vassal reciprocally in all these things. And if he does not do this he will be justly considered guilty of bad faith, just as the former, if he should be detected in the avoidance of or the doing of or the consenting to them, would be perfidious and perjured.
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The contract between lord and vassal was a sacred one and was enforced by appeals to God. The importance of God to all human endeavors, especially in the creation of feudal bonds and in the execution of justice, was never questioned.
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