Early Middle Ages - Lords and vassels, franks and Frisians
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Why was the bond between Lord and Vassels important?
The lord provided the vassels with protection, shelter and income.
What was the role of the hall?
Why gave the lord golden gifts?
Giving gifts between lords was to maintain friendly alliances.
The gifts were richly decorated weapons, golden jewels or coins.
The vassels also gave gifts to their own followers and they got gifts in return. The lower in society the simpler given objects were.
The lord ans his followers stood at the top og society.
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What happened when Clovis Childeric died?
The Frisians (700 AD) had their territory in the coastal areas of Nothern and Western Netherlands and along the river delta of Middle Netherlands. (It was bigger than current Friesland.)
The Frankish kings started to centralise their political power and removed power from local rules, like the Frisians.
Charles Martel (r. 718-741) defeated the Frisians.
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