er. Lords owed their vassals "maintenance" (usually land) and received military protection." There would have to be a certain trust maintained on both parts during this relationship. As this quote shows, both sides were getting benefits out of this situation. The knight would get land, or in Tristan's case the necessities of life, and the lord would receive military support. The lord in this would have to trust that the knight would stay true to his lord and not changes sides if a conflict with another lord arose. The knight would have to trust that the lord would return him th
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