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  1. 05-18-2008, 14:06 #2
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    Default Re: Info about feudalism

    Quote Originally Posted by Fenring
    As the title says, I'm looking to learn more about (central/western European) feudalism: usage and origin of different titles, the subtleties of lord-vassal relationships, how rivalries among the nobility within a larger unity (i.e. a kingdom or a dukedom) were fought out, et cetera.

    No wiki-links, please. Book recommendations are especially welcome

    What is your age and reading capacity?

    Oh, but regardless of your answer, any book by Georges Duby would serve the purpose. AFAIK nearly all of his stuff has been translated into English and should be widely available.

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    Bingo. Georges Duby, The Three Orders: Feudal Society Imagined (1978). Best book eva in the genre.
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