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Feudalism
an essay by Anonymous
Feudalism is the art of the feud, an outdated expression of familial rivalry now only practiced in the rural south of the USA. When two families enter into a state of feudalism, they begin stealing each other's hawgs, slashing each other's tires, and knockin' up each other's wimminfolk. As the situation escalates, moonshine refineries are destroyed and both families will arm themselves and head out for a good ol' shootin' match, with the losing family dead and the winning family gaining ownership of the loser's ramshackle abode.
Nowadays, practicing the art of feudalism is likely to get both sides put in jail for disturbin' the peace.
feudalism
An essay by Merriam Webster
feudalism
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Main Entry:
feu·dal·ism Listen to the pronunciation of feudalism
Pronunciation:
\ˈfyü-də-ˌli-zəm\
Function:
noun
Date:
circa 1818
1 : the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal with all land held in fee and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship, and forfeiture 2 : any of various political or social systems similar to medieval feudalism
— feu·dal·ist Listen to the pronunciation of feudalist \-də-list\ noun
— feu·dal·is·tic Listen to the pronunciation of feudalistic \ˌfyü-dəl-ˈis-tik\ adjective
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Foundations of Feudalism in European Governments
Feudalism was the foundation of the European government. The structure of feudalism was incredibly unbalanced, which was the main reason for its downfall. When the Roman empire fell, it left many wealthy landowners spread throughout the European countries. For every wealthy landowner there were many more poorer. They decided therefore to commend themselves to landlords, surrendering to a lord in return for safety and the right to farm the properties. This was the beginning of the feudal nations.
The children of the men who owned the land would inherit the land as well as any other property owned by their fathers. This tradition kept rich people rich and poor people poor. People who exchanged their land for protection were shielded from opposing enemies by knights and horsemen. The primary defense for a lord was his knight. The knights formed the core of the lord’s household. Many of them lived permanently within the castle walls and were fed and housed by him. Knights that were given homage by their lords did not really need any land but were still paid in fiefs, which were stretches of land paid to whomever. These household knights did not need a grant of land on which to live, though they often received it all the same. This showed the favoritism the lords and kings had and expressed it through the upper class citizens.
While the basic feudal system was working out wonderfully for the higher ranked officials, the peasants were getting short changed from the very beginning. The peasants, who supported their society by their hard and dirty work, were getting no credit. The peasants had to suffer the dirtiest work while getting almost nothing in return. For the poorest peasants the threat of starvation was never far away, and there was rarely enough money for anything but the bare essentials of life. Low income for peasants was mainly due to the high taxes and the low wages. Officials in office had the exact opposite with high wages and low taxation. The whole social structure of the government was completely unbalanced. The higher statesmen appointed friends and relatives into positions of power based on a social scale, not by ability. The system of assigning positions based on popularity was unfair to the lower class people.
Although Feudalism held together for nearly ten centuries, the governmental set up was doomed from the start. Even though Feudalism was the foundation of the European government and although it served statesmen well, their pleasure was ruined by the pressure put on the lower class. Noblemen realized that in order to do well, all classes must unite to create a strong profitable country. This sparked the fall of feudalism and set a path for modern times.