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Under this system, men gave up personal freedom in exchange for protection and security. The King owned all the land except that owned by the church. He leased the land to nobles, who repaid him in homage, taxes, and military service. They, in turn, leased land to lesser nobles, each of whom owed homage, etc., to the next above him on the social scale. This system rested ultimately on the serf or villain. As the Middle Ages progressed and came to depend on men with special skills, there appeared the freeman, the commoner, and the yeoman. No middle class was recognized until the Middle Ages ended.
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