Fill in the Blanks The Feudal SystemOnline version Fill in the blanks by Dolores Gorchs 1 of fight oath knights war farmers barons military land political army loyalty The Feudal system was the and system of Western Europe during the Middle Ages . The King owned all the . He gave large estates to his . These people did not pay any money for their lands , but instead their " rent " was to provide the King with a number of who could serve in his . In the same way , the barons gave some of their lands to knights who had to for the baron and bring a number of foot soldiers . The knights let part of their land to Saxon who in return had to work on their lord's land . These men were used as foot soldiers in time of . In this way , nearly every man in the country got some land , but he had to swear an to the person who gave it to him . If he broke his promise , he lost his land .