The Charlemagne's Feudal System

When the Romans fell, all of Western Europe had no countries under any particular rule. Many tribes were fighting over the control of territories, but there were no forms governments or any type of national armies. The Frankish tribes seized control over large amounts of territories. The Frankish king, Charlemagne controlled and ruled a large part of Europe. Having controlled so much land, Charlemagne instituted a feudal system of government. In feudalism, the land was ruled by one power known as a king. The king will usually grant what is known as a fief or portions of land to nobles or lords or barons in exchange for their loyalty, protection and their services. The king could and would also give fiefs to knights for their military service. …show more content…
(1) Feudalism has allowed massive territories to be controlled and was normally controlled or governed when in the absence of a central government. Kings or lords had Knights raise armies to defend their lands to serve the current king in whatever way was needed. One major drawback to ¬this feudal system was that the¬ nobles were powerful because of their control over the armies. In fact, nobles often waged many wars amongst themselves over territories rather than war enemies. Feudalism offered a different new way for a person to grow and raise himself within society by going into military service or being in the knighthood. Knights have been known to have held a higher standard when compared to peasants, but they were never considered royalty like the lords. Knighthood was not usually something that can be easily obtained it was to be earned. It was normally to have the sons of lords to personally advance themselves through honor and hard work. Knights earned wealth through service under their lord or by the land in which they owned. The path to knighthood start usually when a boy was very young, official