Feudalism (Anvil Series) (The Anvil series)

This book stresses feudalism as a method of government, and a way of securing the forces necessary to preserve that method of government. It emphasizes the distinction between the great lords, who had extensive political power, and the lesser vassals, who were at first merely soldiers. In order to make these points clear, the author has translated and included here a number of documents not commonly cited in studies of feudalism.