vassals
Lords and vassals were granted land plots in exchange for offering services to protect the king. The serfs worked this land for the lords in exchange for their own protection. Therefore, the primary purpose of a lord was to master the art of war.
beacause they were losers
Feudalism is simply the exchange of land (fief), between the nobles (lords) and the knights (vassals) for military protection.
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.
Vassals served lords in exchange for protection and land rights. In the feudal system, vassals pledged loyalty and military service to their lords in return for the lord's support and the ability to use and cultivate land on the lord's estate.
Vassalage is the relationship between the feudal lord and his vassal. Kings had higher lords as vassals, and higher lords had lower lords as vassals. The practice was called subinfeudation.
Vassals and their lords were in a system of mutual support. The vassals owed military support, oaths of loyalty, and oats of obedience. The lords provided guarantees of land, a place to live, and military protection.
Patriarchal and exploitative. Lords were supposed to look after their vassals, hence the patriarchal relationship, but at the same time, they used their vassals for resources.
they helped because they wanted land
vassals
protection
Master and servant.
The lords promised to give their vassals protection and fiefs, or estates.
Feudalism was a political system based on an agreement between two groups of nobles-- lords and vassals.
The lords gave vassals land in exchange for military and other services
they were given land