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Feudalism
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A social system in medieval Europe, where the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were to live on their lord's land and give him a home, labor, and a share of the produce, all in exchange for military protection.
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Feudal Contract
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The lord and vassal made a contract where the vassal promised to fight for the lord at his command, while the lord agreed to protect the vassal from external forces
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Vassal
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A who owns land by feudal rules on the conditions of homage and allegiance.
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Knight
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In the Middle ages it was a man who served his sovereign or lord as a soldier
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Feif
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An estate of land, especially one held on the conditions of feudal service.
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Tournament
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In the Middle Ages it was a sporting event in which two knights (or two groups of knights) jousted on horseback with blunted weapons, each trying to knock the other off, the winner receiving a prize.
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Chivalry
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The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social codes such as courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and ready to help the weak.
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Magyars
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A member of a group of people who originated in the Urals and migrated west to settle in what is now Hungary in 9th century AD.
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Hungary
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A country in Central Europe
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Vikings
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Scandinavian sea pirates and traders who raided and settled in many parts of northwestern Europe in the 8th–11th centuries AD.
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Normandy
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A geographical region of France
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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One of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe during the Middle Ages and a member of the Ramnulfid dynasty in southwestern France.
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