Feudalism and Feudal Society
Harold Whitman Bradley|Mark N. Taylor
Feudalism is a debatable concept which appears in various guises throughout the relevant literature. postmedieval construct developed to describe system of devolved political, military, social, and economic power control from king or lord vassal Middle Ages. The term derived French word féodalisme, originated Latin feodum. This article discusses key characteristics/institutions feudalism, namely, vassalage, homage, fief examines spatial impact these institutions on landscape. An assessment literature also provided.
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