Feudalism: A Military Based Government System

Feudalism was a military based government system, making sure that the people that best suited a role in the military fought as part of their loyalty. The military was normally separated into multiple groups whether they be more important to the military or not as much. The Vassals commitment to fight was one of the most important parts of a feudal system. Without a military, a manor, village or town is useless, and it all starts with the Vassal showing his military service to the superior lord. A summon or announcement was raised when a lord wanted to start an army. This gave soldiers and vassals the ability to gathers weapons and prepare accordingly. Most of the army fell into two categories. There were the elite, prestigious knights that usually fought …show more content…
They were not as high as the knights. Because of this, they were not as heavily armored as the elites and most of them had minimal to no military training. These foot soldiers although had no experience were very useful to the army. They were the ones who assisted the knights and without them, many important vassals to the manor would have been killed (Nardo). The other class of men fighting were the foot soldiers. These men were usually serfs such as farmers or bakers that worked for the lord. They were not as high as the knights. Because of this, they were not as heavily armored as the elites and most of them had minimal to no military training. These foot soldiers although had no experience were very useful to the army (Nardo). They were the ones who assisted the knights and without them, many important vassals to the manor would have been killed. This is where the baker comes into play. The feudal system makes it so that these serfs capable of helping the military fought. It showed their commitment to their lord or vassal. A baker, just like any other serf that was capable of fighting, showed his loyalty by serving in the