But what never seems to be considered is how did the wicked gain that power in the first place? From my admitted low level of historoical knowledge, I got the impression that feudalism arose by agrarian people ceding to those more violently inclined their defense from marauders. They paid them off and ultimately found themselves in the p…
But what never seems to be considered is how did the wicked gain that power in the first place? From my admitted low level of historoical knowledge, I got the impression that feudalism arose by agrarian people ceding to those more violently inclined their defense from marauders. They paid them off and ultimately found themselves in the position of being under their protectors thumbs. In other words, acquiescence by the "good" to the "evil'". And we are seeing that same sort of acquiescence in force today
For what I know, part of the process that created Feudalism in Europe was the arrival of warrior-like groups of foreigners (Germanic tribes after the Roman Empire colapse) that created a cast system putting them on top of the food chain.
The land and native peoples were divided in fiefdoms which the conqueror elites divided among themselves.
The feudal lords did protect the land and serfs living there from raids and incursions by neighboring feudal lords, marauders or a new wave of invading armies.
The Germanic tribes were themselves pushed Westwards over the Roman Empire by invading Huns... and round and round we go.
But what never seems to be considered is how did the wicked gain that power in the first place? From my admitted low level of historoical knowledge, I got the impression that feudalism arose by agrarian people ceding to those more violently inclined their defense from marauders. They paid them off and ultimately found themselves in the position of being under their protectors thumbs. In other words, acquiescence by the "good" to the "evil'". And we are seeing that same sort of acquiescence in force today
For what I know, part of the process that created Feudalism in Europe was the arrival of warrior-like groups of foreigners (Germanic tribes after the Roman Empire colapse) that created a cast system putting them on top of the food chain.
The land and native peoples were divided in fiefdoms which the conqueror elites divided among themselves.
The feudal lords did protect the land and serfs living there from raids and incursions by neighboring feudal lords, marauders or a new wave of invading armies.
The Germanic tribes were themselves pushed Westwards over the Roman Empire by invading Huns... and round and round we go.