When did the Feudal System start in medieval Europe?
The economical and ideological origin of the feudalism can be traced to the late antiquity within the Roman Empire. Feudalism was based on land holding and giving it as fief to lower class people to take care of it, in exchange of peace and security. It was mutual benefit arrangement, where people could have enough land to feed family, while pay taxes and provide support to the lord of the land. This could only happen when Roman economy went through economical collapse and deep depression through the Crisis of the 3rd century and its ancient economy ruined. In that time, the quality of life within the cities declined, its middle class became decimated by inflation, and security was nonexistent. Many people left in search of food and protection their cities for the countryside and seek a protection from landowners in exchange of little food, and work. The land holding based on latifundia and slavery was passing away and was never fully achievable through the entire territory of the empi
