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8 pages in length. When one examines how the role of vassalage changes over time between "The Song of Roland" and the "Magna Carta," it becomes quite clear how there came a great need to modify the manner by which vassals were treated within the feudal system. In "The Song of Roland," a good vassal was one who laid down his life for his lord, if need be, without any second thought of how this position of servitude precluded him of a life of his own. Contrarily, those who went against the feudal system and defied their lords' behest were considered renegades and dealt with accordingly. It was this very oppressive action and complete absence of humanizing civilization that ultimately paved the way for a significant change in how vassals were both perceived and treated, inasmuch as the "Magna Carta" was written in response to the social and political abusiveness that erupted from the feudal system. No additional sources cited.
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modify the manner by which vassals were treated within the feudal system. In The Song of Roland, a good vassal was one who laid down his life for his
lord, if need be, without any second thought of how this position of servitude precluded him of a life of his own. Contrarily, those who went against the feudal
system and defied their lords behest were considered renegades and dealt with accordingly. It was this very oppressive action and complete absence of humanizing civilization that ultimately paved the
way for a significant change in how vassals were both perceived and treated, inasmuch as the Magna Carta was written in response to the social and political abusiveness that erupted
from the feudal system. The Song of Roland portrayed vassalage as something near to religious implications, that unmitigated loyalty was not only expected but also demanded from a vassal speaks
to the God-like relationship lords had over their charges. The original and fundamental purpose of a vassal as depicted in The Song of Roland was one of military protection;
in exchange, the lord vowed to guard over the vassals safety. The incentive behind the lord/vassal relationship was to secure the districts power over the peasants in order to
maintain the established hierarchy. By instituting yet a second person to enforce the code of feudalism and ultimately protect the land, it served to once again benefit those who
were socially associated well enough to take advantage of it. The unique bond that was fashioned between the lord and his vassal was mutually gratifying, inasmuch as the quest
in such a union was meant to bring significant appraisal to the value of each parcel of land taken from the peasant inhabitants, thus, continuing the suppression of more and
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