There were many characteristics of the Middle Ages. Most people think of castles, knights, kings, and queens when they think of that time period. But, one thing you could count always on in the Middle Ages was loyalty. A kingdom was biased on loyalty toward the king. The main reason for this was the feudal system. The system of feudalism was a balanced arrangements of social classes, loyalty, and fiefs.
Feudalism was biased on the giving of fiefs. A fief was the land that a noble would give to another noble of lesser power. A noble who gave out a fief was called a Lord and the nobles who received fiefs were called Vassals. Only a nobles could be a vassals but a vassal could also be a lord if he gave a
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