The term “feudal government” or “feudal system” flourished in medieval European between 9th and 15th centuries. According to the primary source document about “A Manorial Court: 1246-1249,” edited by F. W. Maitland from “Select Pleas in Manorial Courts,” the document described the plain truth about the life in feudal system throughout medieval European during the Middle Ages, especially peasants that were the bottom ranks of the society and had a extremely difficult life in order to demonstrate societal changes of the post-classical.
From the primary document, because the system of law during medieval Europe was very strict and rigid, the life of peasants became intensely arduous. The peasants, who worked in agriculture, spent majority of their time on farming in order to support their families and pay onerous taxation. Even though they are free labors, peasants were forced to work on the whole land that the lords lived. On the other hand, peasant faced to the threat of being beaten and other cruel punishments (Gale, Peasants, The Ancient Near East). The brutal system also participated in their daily life. For example, the fines and punishment for having married …show more content…
Overall, the document pointed out the history of feudalism. Post-classical period started with the fall of Rome and opened up new opportunities in the eastern Medieval. From the 8th century, when the Carolingian dynasty expanded its territory, the feudal system was widely spreading (Gascoigne, Bamber). Europe felt threaten by invaders from all directions, especially the Vikings from Scandinavia. The government could not protect people from the Vikings, so they turned to lords in order to keep the peace, and this led the beginning of feudalism (Lynn Harry Nelson). The feudal system was the combination of the economic and social relationships that became the new political
From the primary document, because the system of law during medieval Europe was very strict and rigid, the life of peasants became intensely arduous. The peasants, who worked in agriculture, spent majority of their time on farming in order to support their families and pay onerous taxation. Even though they are free labors, peasants were forced to work on the whole land that the lords lived. On the other hand, peasant faced to the threat of being beaten and other cruel punishments (Gale, Peasants, The Ancient Near East). The brutal system also participated in their daily life. For example, the fines and punishment for having married …show more content…
Overall, the document pointed out the history of feudalism. Post-classical period started with the fall of Rome and opened up new opportunities in the eastern Medieval. From the 8th century, when the Carolingian dynasty expanded its territory, the feudal system was widely spreading (Gascoigne, Bamber). Europe felt threaten by invaders from all directions, especially the Vikings from Scandinavia. The government could not protect people from the Vikings, so they turned to lords in order to keep the peace, and this led the beginning of feudalism (Lynn Harry Nelson). The feudal system was the combination of the economic and social relationships that became the new political