Duby suspected the game of courtly love originated in the interests of and benefited the dominant lord who, in a way, used his wife as incentive in the motivation of the efforts of his subordinates and retainers. Pisa Bloch, Feudal Society, Marc Bloch provides an instructive characterization of the status of the serf in relation to the aristocratic masters: Undoubtedly the lot of the serf was very hard. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. All the members of chiefly lineages, bureaucrats, and some craft specialists were freed from the work of food production.
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