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A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. The obligations often included military support by knights in exchange for certain privileges, usually including land held as a tenant or fief.
The early Frankish king and representative of the Merovingian
dynasty was Clovis I. He is a ruler in which has the task and responsibility of
being the ruler of the Frankish tribes and to unite them as he is the ruler
that stands above them all.
Travel by water was quicker and better for long distance. However boats need to be built and are bulky. Travel by land is stealthier. Both have safety risks. Storms and jagged rock play a risk in water transportation. Land transportation can also be more exhausting, and more suspect to pillaging.
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