Opposing Viewpoints: Lords and Vassals in Europe and Japan

Name:
Instructor:
Course:
Date:
Opposing Viewpoints: Lords and Vassals in Europe and Japan
The social order based on Lords and Vassals emerged in Europe in the year 800 and 900 and happened to flourish for the four hundred years that followed. In japan, the system was also introduced around 800 and 1500 (Opposing Viewpoints: Lords and Vassals in Europe and Japan). The system of Lord and Vassals as highlighted by Bishop Fulbert had mutual obligations that were based on six things, which included harmless, safe, honorable, useful, easy and practicable. These formed the basis for fealty within the Lords and Vassals relationship. Harmless meant that the vassals should not injure their lords on their body, safe, meant that they should not injure the lords by betraying their secrets. Honorable means that he should not injure him on justice, while useful means that he should not injure him on his possessions (Opposing Viewpoints: Lords and Vassals in Europe and Japan). Easy means that he should not make difficult that which his lord is able to accomplish easily, while practicable means not making that which is p...