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What is a system of trading loyalties for protection in the middle ages called?
i think it is called a grant
What is subinfeudation?
The feudal system was based on permanent heritable land grants in exchange for services. At its origin these services were military services, so the crown (the ultimate landowner) granted large tracts of land to nobles and in exchange the nobles pledged to provide so many knights or footsoldiers in case of war. Those great nobles could grant part of that land to lesser nobles in exchange for a promise of lesser military support, and these in turn made smaller grants until at some point there was a grant to a person (called the freeholder) who actually farmed or lived on the land, and had to provide simple services such as a certain number of days' labour or a certain quantity of grain. These lesser relationships between one who granted land and one who provided services, nested within each other like Russian dolls, were called subinfeudation.
What responsibilities did lords have in the feudal system?
It was the lord's responsibility to manage and defend his land and the people who worked it. :DThe nobility had a responsibility to their king and to make sure that the money or crops from their manor/estate reached the king. They also owed the king time as a knight and were required to attend training a certain number of days each month. If there was a war they were required to fight. As individual estate owners they had the responsibility to see that the estate ran well and that any problems that arose were taken care of by them. They were to oversee the growing to the crops, harvest, and rents. To grant permission to marry to the tenants on their estates.
How did feudalism work in Europe?
The feudal system was meant to help organize things for people (to help people). How it worked: What happened was that the king was at the top, and then the nobles were given land that was split up so they couldn't start a rebellion and the nobles gave their land to lots of knights which gave thier land to lots of peasants which farmed the land and paid taxes. The knights fought, and the king gave the noble more land so that he was richer. More land=richer you are! This kind of system was based on kept promises. If some promises were not kept, the entire system fails. For example, if a king gives 12 lords land to have in return for service, the lord promises to give the king knights to protect him. But if only 6 lords keep the promise, then the king isn't as well-protected and therefore has a chance to die.
Did vassal grant land by lord?
Lords owned land, which they did not grant to their vassals, but they did grant the right to live and work on that land as tenants.
