After his victory, he awarded all his supporters, who fought for him, with big portions of land which were known as manor or Fief. In England, William the Conqueror established the Mormon feudalistic system after defeating the English army. Historians often describe feudalism as the military and judicial customs of Middle Ages that were established during the 9th and 15th centuries.įeudalism in Middle Ages was a social, political, and religious structure which was based on the exchange of land for military services and or cash rent. The feudalistic set up of European Middle Ages was also strengthened by the emergence of Christian religious revolutions.
In order to attain security after the fall of the Roman Empire, against Germanic barbarians, Islamic invaders, and pagan enemies, European kingdoms gradually accepted the customs of feudalism.
