Manor Life

Feudalism was largely motivated by the need of the people for protection in the midst of a warlike culture with no strong central government to provide order. The Feudal System operated around the manor- the castle and farming estate of of a feudal lord. Feudalism, a system in which services were given in exchange for land, was based on a rigid system of hierarchy. This structure was justified by the belief that God intended that some people be superior to others.