Bishops were on the same level as nobles. Nobles had all the riches and jewels and clothes that the king had. The noble owned a large manor where peasants or serfs worked in fields, the peasants were working in fields and giving service to nobles to be protected. Knights trained, awaiting battle, when the noble just relaxed being served by household workers. He was basically the king of that manor. Nobles would have his knights (which were usually his sons) fight and protect the king, and the king would provide land to build a manor on. To get these knights, the nobles offered the knight a fief as well as, weapons, armor, and other equipment the knight needed for war. Nobles were loyal to their king and were men of their word towards …show more content…
The lower the level you were the less power you had. The level you were born in you would probably stay in for the rest of your life. The more land you owned the wealthier you were since wealth was based on land during the middle Ages. Kings were the ultimate power and had total control of the land they were rich. Feudalism was not only based on land, but also obligations and loyalties. Nobles came right after the king they lived much like the king, but they had less power, they dressed the same and were treated with many off the same services as the king was treated with. Knights were usually sons of nobles and protected the king and the noble, they mainly followed the nobles orders which sometimes were to fight for the king since the noble swore to give the king protection using the knights. Serfs mainly farmed and would trade if they were free in a lord’s manor. The Feudal system is not still used today, yet some levels of the feudal system are similar to classes of civilians and ranks of government