Ch. 13 section 3-5
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14 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Knights | highly trained soldiers used to protect castles, moved on horses |
| fief | land given to knight for service |
| vassal | person whom accepted fief |
| feudal system | system of exchanging land for service |
| fealty | oath of loyalty taken by knight |
| manorial system | built in estates called manors, related to economics |
| serfs | workers who were legally tied to the manor they worked on, was hereditary |
| castles | defense not comfort |
| hall | main room of a castle |
| anglo-saxons | rulers of england |
| Alfred the Great | stopped vikings on their journey of conquering england |
| Harold | legally named new king of england, supported by the english nobility, |
| William | took crown from Harold by force, won at battle of Hastings, gained title "william the conquerer" |
| domesday book | surveyed results collected, a book that was used to create a central tax systme |
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