The two major obligations were protection and justice. Lords initially became lords because they had the military strength to protect an area, and thus attract followers. As the middle ages developed the lord, or his representatives, became the primary source of legal recourse for the typical person.
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a vassal owed aleigance to his lord
By the 9th century, the grant of land made to a vassal became known as a fief. This fief was typically given in exchange for the vassal's loyalty and military service to the lord. The vassal would then manage and develop the land, while owing certain obligations to the lord.
The set of unwritten rules that determines the relationship between a lord and his vassal is that the vassal must protect the lord and the lord must provide protection for the vassal. This was a rule that most vassals and lords lived by.
In the feudal system the vassal gives loyalty, labor, and sometimes taxes or a portion of his harvest to his lord.
A vassal is a serf or peon. Here are some sentences.He was only the vassal of the lord of the manor.You're not the ruler; you're the vassal.She treated me like her vassal.