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  2. Serfdom - Wikipedia

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    A freeman became a serf usually through force or necessity. Sometimes the greater physical and legal force of a local magnate intimidated freeholders or allodial owners into dependency. Often a few years of crop failure, a war, or brigandage might leave a person unable to make his own way. In such a case, he could strike a bargain with a lord ...

  3. List of monarchs of fictional countries - Wikipedia

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    King Anri, originally a peasant, was the founder of the Kingdom of Altea who rescued Princess Artemis by using the divine blade Falchion sword to slay the Dragon King Medeus of the Dolhr Empire at the climax of the War of Liberation. King Marcelus became the second monarch of Altea after his brother Anri died unmarried and childless.

  4. Fontamara - Wikipedia

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    It is a choral novel that focuses on the lives and points of view of the peasants of Fontamara, deprived of hope yet persistent and determined. It depicts solidarity amongst the peasants and the inequality of wealth between the agricultural workers and the professional classes in the city.

  5. The Nonexistent Knight - Wikipedia

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    The Nonexistent Knight (Italian: Il cavaliere inesistente) is an allegorical fantasy novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino, first published in Italian in 1959 and in English translation in 1962. The tale explores questions of identity, integration with society, and virtue through the adventures of Agilulf, a medieval knight who exemplifies ...

  6. Knight - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2025. Honorary title awarded for service to a church or state "Knights" redirects here. For the Roman social class also known as "knights", see Equites. For other uses, see Knight (disambiguation) and Knights (disambiguation). A 14th-century depiction of the 13th-century German knight Hartmann ...

  7. Florian Geyer - Wikipedia

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    When the German Peasants' War broke out in 1524, Florian Geyer, together with a handful of low-ranking knights and several hundred hastily-trained peasant militiamen, established the Black Company (often called the Black Host or Black Band), which was possibly the only heavy cavalry division in European history to fight on the side of a peasant revolution.

  8. Medieval warfare - Wikipedia

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    Medieval warfare is the warfare of the Middle Ages.Technological, cultural, and social advancements had forced a severe transformation in the character of warfare from antiquity, changing military tactics and the role of cavalry and artillery (see military history).

  9. Sir Nigel - Wikipedia

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    Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the early phase of the Hundred Years' War, spanning the years 1350 to 1356. [1] It was written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in serial form during 1905–06 where it was illustrated by Joseph Clement Coll. [2] It was illustrated by The Kinneys and Arthur Twidle in