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What was the difference between a knight and a vassal?
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.
Feudal relationships in order from the king and below KING VASSAL LORD KNIGHT SERFS Is it right?
It goes:KingDuke/EarlCountMarquess (border areas)Barons-------------------nobility^KnightsPeasants/Mercenaries/SerfsIf you are below someone, then you are a vassal. Even a king can be a vassal. William I was king of England, but also a vassal to the king of France.
What is a celebration of homage in the middle ages?
It is a celebration when the Vassal take oath to his king.
Lord is to vassal as serf is to?
Peasant
How is a vassal different from a serf?
A vassal was a person in a state of mutual obligation with a king, which usually gave the vassal an estate, including manors. A serf was a person in a state of mutual obligation with the lord of a manor. As such the serf was possibly a person who worked on the estate of a vassal. Please see the links below.
