Paid And Vassals In The Middle Ages
1. In the Middle Ages, contracts were symbolized and publicly noted by the use of various rituals acts or gestures. Explain how the contract of vassalage was signed by specific rituals or acts.
Vassals swore an oath, and then they would kiss their lord. They were then invested with their fiefs by their lord. “First they did their homage thus: The count asked if he was willing to become his man, and the other replied, “I am willing;” and with clasped hands, surrounded by the hands of the count, they were bound together by a kiss. Secondly, he who had done homage give his fealty to the representative of the count in these words “I promise faith that I will in future be faithful to the count William, and will observe my homage to him completely …show more content…
What were some of the ethical and emotive dimensions of vassalage? Describe the mutual obligations of lords and vassals.
The vassal pledged to be loyal and fight for his lord when needed. The lord would give his loyalty and protection in return. “The vassal pledged to be loyal and fight on behalf of his lord, when called upon, in return the lord’s loyalty and protection when needed.” “An important part of the lord-vassal relationship was the lord's grant of a fief to his …show more content…
“Serfs, who were not free persons, had some rights but many burdensome obligations. Unlike slaves, they could not be sold off the land or dispossessed from their landholdings. Their tenure on their farms was hereditary, but they owed heavy rent to the landlord in the form of labor and share of their crops and livestock. There were many restrictions on their personal freedom; they needed the landlord’s permission to leave the estate, to marry, or to pass on personal property on their heirs.” Medieval peasants had a hard life, and they couldn’t even work hard to get into a better position in life. If you were born a peasant, you were going to stay a peasant. “Among the hardships burdening medieval peasants was famine, which particularly afflicted the poor.” Horrible flooding caused a famine for 3 years and peasants were greatly affected by this. They would have to resort to eating wild beast and bird carcasses. Luring children into a remote area in the woods and killing them for food. During this difficult time a serf lord may sell his beasts or
Vassals swore an oath, and then they would kiss their lord. They were then invested with their fiefs by their lord. “First they did their homage thus: The count asked if he was willing to become his man, and the other replied, “I am willing;” and with clasped hands, surrounded by the hands of the count, they were bound together by a kiss. Secondly, he who had done homage give his fealty to the representative of the count in these words “I promise faith that I will in future be faithful to the count William, and will observe my homage to him completely …show more content…
What were some of the ethical and emotive dimensions of vassalage? Describe the mutual obligations of lords and vassals.
The vassal pledged to be loyal and fight for his lord when needed. The lord would give his loyalty and protection in return. “The vassal pledged to be loyal and fight on behalf of his lord, when called upon, in return the lord’s loyalty and protection when needed.” “An important part of the lord-vassal relationship was the lord's grant of a fief to his …show more content…
“Serfs, who were not free persons, had some rights but many burdensome obligations. Unlike slaves, they could not be sold off the land or dispossessed from their landholdings. Their tenure on their farms was hereditary, but they owed heavy rent to the landlord in the form of labor and share of their crops and livestock. There were many restrictions on their personal freedom; they needed the landlord’s permission to leave the estate, to marry, or to pass on personal property on their heirs.” Medieval peasants had a hard life, and they couldn’t even work hard to get into a better position in life. If you were born a peasant, you were going to stay a peasant. “Among the hardships burdening medieval peasants was famine, which particularly afflicted the poor.” Horrible flooding caused a famine for 3 years and peasants were greatly affected by this. They would have to resort to eating wild beast and bird carcasses. Luring children into a remote area in the woods and killing them for food. During this difficult time a serf lord may sell his beasts or