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Of the charters 321 (55%) are oaths of fealty, 79 are grants, recognitions, sales, mortgages of fiefs, and 57 are "convenientiae" (accords). en.wikipedia.org

Monarchs often sought to legitimize their power by requiring oaths of fealty from the estates. en.wikipedia.org

This was done at a formal and symbolic ceremony called a commendation ceremony composed of the two-part act of homage and oath of fealty. en.wikipedia.org

He makes all the outlaws swear fealty to him, and then discusses their fates. en.wikipedia.org

But the dragons swear fealty, and that is all that matters. en.wikipedia.org

The nawab nominally owed fealty to the nizam, but in many respects acted independently. en.wikipedia.org

The whole contract including the oath of fealty was part of a formal commendation ceremony that created the feudal relationship. en.wikipedia.org

For each, it is a struggle between fealty to the family of the husband and the love they have for their sisters. en.wikipedia.org

Fealty also refers to an oath which more explicitly reinforces the commitments of the vassal made during homage. en.wikipedia.org

Fealty and homage are a key element of feudalism. en.wikipedia.org

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