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Michele Hansen
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 Posted: Thu 09 Dec, 2010 1:17 pm Post subject: Feudalism: good overview of origins and regional practices |
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I found this nice little article that highlights the Roman influence on the development of Feudalism, and how the culture varied in different regions of Europe. It does a great job comparing Common Law, Statutory laws, and Customary laws.
http://www.iun.edu/~hisdcl/h113_2001/feudalism.htm
I think this is an online post by a college instructor for student reference. I found it very informative. Cheers!
Michele
Il est apelée de Montfort. Il est el Mond, et si est fort. Si ad grant chevalrie; Je vois et je m’ acort. Il eime le droit, et het le tort. Si avera le mestrie!
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A. Elema
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That's the overview one typically finds in surveys of Western Civ. Keep in mind that the word "feudalism" never existed in the Middle Ages and there has been quite a lot of debate in the last thirty years about what historians actually mean when they say it.
Melissa Snell at about.com has a summary of the academic bunfight here: http://historymedren.about.com/od/feudalism/a/feudalism.htm
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Michele Hansen
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| A. Elema wrote: | Keep in mind that the word "feudalism" never existed in the Middle Ages and there has been quite a lot of debate in the last thirty years about what historians actually mean when they say it.
Melissa Snell at about.com has a summary of the academic bunfight here: http://historymedren.about.com/od/feudalism/a/feudalism.htm |
Hi, A. Elema:
Thanks for the information concerning the usage and terminology of this article. I posted this for History novices such as me. When I finally take (or should I say, re-take) a Western Civ. class, I might finally do better than a 2.0.
I figured "Feudalism" depicted an historical epoch. I read somewhere that peers would sometimes refer to themselves as "feudatories" which meant they held lands in "fidelity" to their liege lord. I doubt the term as it is now understood, i.e. people feuding over some trespass, or other insult, was pertinent to them.
I will definitely check out that bunfight article. LOL! "Bunfight" is a completely new term in my vocabulary. I will use it in a sentence as soon as I am able to do so correctly.
Cheers!
Michele
Il est apelée de Montfort. Il est el Mond, et si est fort. Si ad grant chevalrie; Je vois et je m’ acort. Il eime le droit, et het le tort. Si avera le mestrie!
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