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People from western Asia who invaded Europe
The Magyars
Northmen or Norsemen of Scandinavia
Vikings
The armor of knights
Coats of Mail
What did knights ride?
Large horses
The weapons of nights
Long lances
The heavily armored calvary
Knights
Where did the stirrup come from?
Nomadic horsemen from Asia
The Lord gave vassals land, what did the vassals do in return?
They would fight for their Lord
The grant of land made to a vassal
A fief
Lords having vassals, those vassals having their own vassals, etc.
Subinfeudation
How many days to vassals serve their Lord?
40 days a year
What were rhe vassals responsible for?
Financial payments when the Lord’s eldest son is knighted, when the Lord’s eldest daughter is married and if the Lord is held for ransom
An agricultural estate that was operated by a lord and worked by peasants
A manor
Free peasants
Surf
The land retained by the lord
Demesne