When1: 800
When2: 1000
Who: fief
What: age
Where: Europe
Detail: Barbarian chiefs gave land {benefice} {fief}| {fee, fief} {feud} {fiefdom} {feuda} or land tenure {enfeoffment} to their favorites, in return for allegiance and military service. As king, Charlemagne established this practice.
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