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"In medieval Europe, an oath of fealty (German: Lehnseid) was a fundamental element of the feudal system in the Holy Roman Empire. It was sworn between two peop
by ckuehne 13y ago
"In medieval Europe, an oath of fealty (German: Lehnseid) was a fundamental element of the feudal system in the Holy Roman Empire. It was sworn between two people, the obliged person (vassal) and a person of rank (liege lord)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fealty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fealty
- LekkoscPiwa 13y agoAgreed. However, in my personal opinion, debt enforced by the law is more important in that case than oath. Don't remember the exact date or edict name, but when in the Roman Empire a law was introduced banning debtors from moving too far from their creditors - that's when according to many historians Middle Ages have started.