the rich and powerful in the age of feudalism operated like the mafia, they knew they only had power because of the loyalty of their made men the knights and they knew if they didnt give patronage to them that their knights would not fight for them. it was the same with knights and the peasant. why do you think peasants worked less than we do now. knights knew that they would have to like the boss if they were going to go to war for them
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