Landed nobility retained vassals to populate their armies by supplying them with ________.

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Landed nobility supplied their vassals with land, which they could use to support themselves and their families, in exchange for military service. This system of land-for-service was known as feudalism. Providing salaries or churches was not a common practice for the medieval nobility, and while soldiers were important to their armies, it was the vassals who commanded and led them.

Landed Nobility Retained Vassals to Populate Their Armies by Supplying