The Medieval Aristocracy

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The Medieval Aristocracy
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Epilogue on the Vikings

• The 11th C. saw the Scandinavian kingdoms
  becoming more similar to their W. European
  neighbors
• The Spread of Christianity
• Kingship
• Knut (Canute) and his Empire
• St. Olaf Haraldsson
• Norman Kingdoms in Sicily

The Death of St. Olaf
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Feudalism

• Land in exchange for military service
• Combination of German, Roman, and Christian
  elements
• Benefice
• Fief
• Vassal
• Lord
• Homage
• Fealty

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Feudalism in Action

• Extent of Feudalism
• Auxilium
• Consilium
• Primogeniture
• Allodial land
• Heritability
• Control of fiefs
• Sub-infeudation
• Divisibility of Fiefs
• Multiple lordship
• Liege lord
• Feudalism and the Church

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Chivalry

• Aristocratic ethos that developed during the High
  and Late Middle Ages
• Troubador
• Courtly Love
• Women and Chivalry