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====== Definitions ====== | ====== Definitions ====== | ||
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+ | ===== Fief ===== | ||
+ | //Main Article: [[wp>Fiefdom]]// | ||
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+ | A fief is the central element of the feudal system consisting of property or rights granted by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service. The names of fiefs that have been indented (with a dash) are manors that owe fealty to a major settlement. | ||
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//See also: [[http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/blueroom/demog.htm|Medieval Demographics Made Easy]]// | //See also: [[http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/blueroom/demog.htm|Medieval Demographics Made Easy]]// | ||
- | The average size of a typical household depends on its location. As an example in the case of a Dakarian village with a population of 100 would comprise approximately 24 peasant households (84 people), with the remainder of the population a part of the manorial household. | + | The average size of a typical household depends on its location. As an example in the case of a Dakarian village with a population of 100 would comprise approximately 17 peasant households (85 people), with the remainder of the population a part of the manorial household. |
^ Location ^ Multiplier ^ | ^ Location ^ Multiplier ^ | ||
- | | [[Kingdom of Dakar]] | 3.5 | | + | | [[Kingdom of Dakar]] | 5 | |