II. Vassalage: an interpersonal system of exchange

A. Lords and VassalsB. The Feudal Contract

1. The oath of fealty2. Fiefs and benefices3. Scutage4. Honor

C. Subinfeudation

Swearing fealty to the king

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III.Manorialism:the Economic Side of Feudalism

A. The fief as foundation1. Manor

a. Defense: walls and moatb. Within the walls:

workshops, bakery, millc. The chapel

2. Desmene3. Serfs

The Duc de Berry’s fief

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Manorialism, cont.B. Technological advances, 500-

1100 C.E.1. Invention of the heavy plow2. Introduction of the rigid horse

collar3. Application of 3-field rotation

The medieval heavy plow, ca. 1100

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Technological advances, cont.

WheatBarley

or another soil-draining crop

Fallow

WheatBarley

or another soil-draining crop

Light crops,such as clover

Fallow

The transition from a 2-field to a 3-field rotation

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