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    individuals. Lords and vassals came up with feudalism; it was never a consistent structure. The lords would give land to their vassals in return for the vassals promise to fight. Most of the army had been foot soldiers until the Asians introduced the stirrup, and with that; knights were born and they used coats of mail and lances. This was costly and lengthy because the men had to train. Lords also had to give land to all of the vassal’s family, making land the most excellent gift a lord could grant

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    (Smith 1). Feudal ceremonies is when a man becomes a vassal of a Lord ("Feudal System"). Knights maintained loyalty to a Lord to get land (Norris). Oaths are made in public and holy oaths are even made in a church (Smith 2). Knights make two oaths one is a vassal recognized superior status and power of feudal Lord. A second oath is of loyalty (Smith 2). The vassal promises to be loyal and fight for Lord ("Feudal System") and the Lord promises to treat the vassal with honor ("Feudal System"). That

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    German feudal hierarchy system was a social, economic and political system in which land owners gave their land or feuds to the people who were placed right after them in the social hierarchy in return of faithfulness, military services, and devotion and rent in some cases. The emperor of Germany was considered to own the land in the time of feudalism. The ruler of the empire was the emperor in German feudal hierarchy. The German empire had several kingdoms. These all kingdoms, their kings, their

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    The wager between the Host and Gawain is that both folks must exchange what they win throughout the day with each other. Gawain must acquire something inside the castle to exchange with the Host’s hunt; likewise, the Host must find a good hunt. On the first day, the Host hunts down a deer. While the huntsmen are away, the beautiful lady attempts to entice Gawain with her flattery and sweet words. Gawain is reluctant towards the lady’s advances. From the talks exchanged between Gawain and the lady

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    Feudalism is a relationship between a lord and his vassals to provide service and resources for each other. The feudal system emerge as dominant political and social system in medieval Europe, because it provided the vassals with security by their lords. In one instance, “The fiscal burdens of feudalism took any form deemed suitable by the lords: payments in cash, in kind, in labor services, or in military services” (Goldsmith). After the Vikings raided many homes and cities, many people didn’t

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    bizarre. The main idea of the poem is followed through from beginning to end. It is the story of a man who is truly devoted to the Lord and how his relationship with the Lord evolves from the point where he is seeking God in his life to the point where he has found

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    eGrant Johnson Per 4 Final Draft0- The Allegory of Life William Golding’s Lord of the Flies repeatedly contrasts with the morality-driven views of the controversial philosopher Frederick Nietzsche. Golding’s allegorical novel tells the story of a group of young boys who remain stranded on an island and left to their own instincts. Golding and Nietzsche would argue the issues the boys face are based on the morality and nature of man. Ralph, the protagonist, is delegated power by the other boys

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    Kings, Lords and other owners of large lands in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. The Feudal system started by the granting of fiefs, chiefly in the form of land and labor, in return the lord would receive political and

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    A lord would grant land to another noble in exchange for protection and military services. This grant was called a fief. Those who received fiefs were called vassals. Within the fief, the vassal was the highest authority. Fiefs could be various seizes. Some were single estates just big enough for a knight and his family. Others were large, as big as an entire country or province. The vassals promised the lord military services. Military service was

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    European feudalism was based on contract and Japanese feudalism was based on personal relationship with the lord and vassal. This helps prove that the differences between European and Japanese feudalism made limited government more likely to develop in the West because a contract limits what the lords and vassals could do. William, the king of English, said, “I command you [the vassal] to summon all those who are under your charge......and bring ready with you those five knights that you owe me[

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