The concept of feudalism is probably a familiar one if you've encountered a medieval fantasy epic: Picture a stone castle overlooking fields of peasants tilling the soil while armored knights ride out at dawn.

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What Exactly Is Feudalism?

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T he concept of feudalism is probably a familiar one if you've encountered a medieval fantasy epic: Picture a stone castle overlooking fields of peasants tilling the soil while armored knights ride out at dawn. But what does the term actually mean, and how did feudalism work in practice?

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