Unit 2. Point 2: the fief

Hello, my friends! Don not worry! The activity is to be done quickly. It is an easy question. Copy this text about the fief into your notebook and translate it into Spanish. Look up on the dictionary any unknown word. Have a nice weekend.

Fief, in European feudal society, a vassal’s source of income, held from his lord in exchange for services. The fief constituted the central institution of feudal society (see feudalism). It normally consisted of landto which a number of unfree peasants were attached; the land was supposed to be sufficient to support the vassal and to secure his knight service for the lord. Its size varied greatly, according to the income it could provide. It has been calculated that a fief needed from 15 to 30 peasant families to maintain one knightly household. Fief sizes varied widely, ranging from huge estates and whole provinces to a plot of a few acres. Besides land, dignities and offices and money rents were also given in fief.