As a traditional system, Feudalism grew to be a successful economic and social system in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. Feudalism brought order and protection to communities during a time of instability. There were Nordic, Moslem, and barbarian invasions coming from all corners of Europe. People needed defense from attack, internal order, and economic order. Simply, feudalism could provide all three of these essential needs.
             Military protection from the outside was needed first. It was based on a mutual relationship between lord and vassal. This relationship was tied together by basic rights and obligations, which were provided to one another. The lord provided the vassal land while the vassal would in return give loyalty and service. The loyalty and honor of knights to their lord created order from invaders. The vassal would control his lord's land simply. Watching over the serfs. His rights allowed claiming a percentage of the harvests, collect taxes, and calling on serfs for any services. He had obligation to the serfs, who surrender their freedom for land. He was to provide defense, administrative justice, and economic security. The area of land which the vassal watched over and the serfs worked, was the Manor
             The Manor was the driving economic force of Feudalism. The manorial system was self- sufficient, to produce what was needed to eat, not for excess to profit. The serfs would work their land using a two-field system. Meaning that in a farming year, they would only harvest half of their land in a given cycle. This was to save essential nutrients from being drained by over cropping the land. The two fields system was economically efficient because it maximized the output given the resources. The serfs would organize the land by strip farming. Dividing their land into given sections, each section would provide for a single family. This would erase confusion or argument over the output of the ...