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> Feudalism is defined by a few noblemen owning huge swats of land, lending it out in exchange for labor. Feudalism was much more complicated than that. Again
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago
> Feudalism is defined by a few noblemen owning huge swats of land, lending it out in exchange for labor.
Feudalism was much more complicated than that.
Again, it was closer to federation where there were a bunch of reciprocal and overlapping relationships between multiple people. A feudal lord might just be someone who owned a castle on a hill. Again, the situation is much closer to federation.
- rsolva 3y agoYeah, I agree that comparison with feudalism is flawed in that sense. I guess Yanis is using the term in its stereotypical form, evoking the image of a dictatorial lord wielding all the power.