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A '''vassal''' is one who swears allegience to a [[lord]], a [[liege]] and commits to rendering specified military service.  It was a part of [[feudalism]] in medieval Europe.

A '''vassal''' is one who swears allegience to a [[lord]], a [[liege]] and commits to rendering specified military service.  He is then under the protection of that lord as well.  It was a part of [[feudalism]] in [[medieval]] Europe.

== Sources ==

== Sources ==

The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.  

The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.  

[[Category: Medieval history]]

[[Category: Medieval History]]