Charter of Homage and Fealty of Bernard Atton, A. D. 1110

After reading the Charter of Homage and Fealty of Bernard Atton, A. D. 1110, I have come to the conclusion that this reading was all about paying homage and fealty to the lord that was over where you lived. It was really interesting to see the process in which this went about. It is nothing like the democracy that we as Americans live in today. 

At first I did not know what homage and fealty meant, so I looked at the definitions to figure it out. homage is, respect or reverence paid or rendered. Fealty is, the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal. the lord was over the people of his manor. It was customary to pay reverence and be faithful to the lord that lorded over you. 

This kind of reminds me of the president of the United States. Barack Obama is not the lord of the United states, but it is customary to pay reverence or respect to him and to be a faithful citizen of the United States. However, there is not a penalty for disliking or saying anything against the president. It also reminds me of the United States military. If you are a member of any branch in the U.S. military, you are expected to be faithful to the defend and respect our country. You are also expected to be faithful to your fellow service men and your officers. You are to do whatever they command of you. That especially reminds me of the way a lordship worked back in the medieval era.