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A vassal was a person who swore allegiance and homage to a lord. In exchange for this, he got property consisting of an estate or estates from which he could get income as the serfs who lived there gave him part of their crop or rent money. If the lord who did this was a king, then he would receive oaths of allegiance and homage from all the more important lords, dukes, earls or counts, and barons. He might also receive oaths from knights. The more important lords received similar oaths from lesser nobles and knights. Some of these received oaths from lesser people yet.
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What is a vassalage?
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.
Is it true or false that the Lords and Vassals were part of the social political and economic organization known as feudalism or the manorial system?
Yes it is true. Lords and Vassals were part of the social, political, and economic organization known as feudalism or the manorial system.
What is feudal justice?
Feudalism was not only a system of governing it was also a system of local justice. William the Conqueror used feudalism to pay back the vassals for helping him in the conquest of England. The land they conquered was given to the knights and to the nobles. The vassals would give a ceremony in thanks to the lords and to pay their homage.
What did the vassals give as a tribute?
Their lives usually and the crops they grew plus taxes. They were taxed for everything even dying.
What is the name of the political economic and social system in medeivel Europe in which land was held by vassals in exchange for military and other services given to overlords?
Feudalism
