Photo Medieval Army Commander by chandru shahani

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Medieval Army Commander

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By the early 14th century, the most effective armies were those consisting of professional, paid troops. At this point, these warriors were largely mercenaries, kings and magnates not yet being wealthy enough to maintain armies permanently. The ancient system of raising troops through feudal obligation had, in the meantime, fallen apart. This system, in its most common form, obligated each land holder to render 40 days of armed service a year to his overlord. In practice, the obligation also depended on how much land was held and the fine print in the original arrangement, Since the king was the "overlord of all overlords," he could, in theory, raise an enormous number of troops. In practice, the feudal armies were often quite ineffective.

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Sat 3 Feb 2007 22:13

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Petur Einarsson #1 Sat 3 Feb 2007 22:24

Chandru!!! Good serie.

Good weekend.

AndreasD #2 Sat 3 Feb 2007 22:29

Interesting information.

Reda Danaf #3 Sat 3 Feb 2007 22:45

Great documentary well captured...

Rosa Maria Fiuza Sciullo Faria #4 Sat 3 Feb 2007 22:49

Excellent report Chandru.
Nice weekend.

Yuriy MS #5 Sat 3 Feb 2007 23:17

Excellent and very interesting capture!
Warm regards

silvia marmori #6 Sat 3 Feb 2007 23:25

an excellent one, dear chandru.. so interesting your notes, again.. to follow the images!
a good series!

Berenice Kauffmann Abud - AFIAP #7 Sat 3 Feb 2007 23:28

Excellent documentary... Very well captured!!!!!
Congrats, my friend!

ric alexander #8 Sat 3 Feb 2007 23:58

call our leader, owain glyndwr, the welsh prince, to cut these redcoats into the ground ! smile
good photo chandru, even if it is of my ancestors enemy smile
regards