Nobles were Lofty, financially well-to-do citizens who carried much power within the community.
During the Middle Ages, the society had a definite structure. In the hierarchy of the society Kings were the first then comes the nobles, knights, the clergy, the tradesmen and in the last the peasants. During that period the people were ruled and protected by the government. The role of the nobles were to keep the people safe, they offered protection to the people.
