Feudalism is a societal structure that says land is distributed and governed in exchange for loyalty. During the middle ages, Feudalism became a way of life in Europe. European medieval Feudalism was established by leaders such as Charles the Simple and Rollo (a viking leader) around the 12th century. The main idea of Feudalism is that a piece of land owned by the king would be distributed to lords who would then distribute that land to vassals for a promise of loyalty. A “lord” is a person that distributes land to a “vassal”. A vassal is a person who receives land from a lord. These pieces of land were called “fiefs”. And this system would go on and on all the way down the medieval hierarchy from kings to peasants. In the feudal system, everyone
