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* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' most characters are part of the feudal nobility and the entirety of Westeros is one massive feudal realm.
* Most rulers in [[Real Life]] lived in a system like this. Historically even the largest [[The Empire|empires]] were composed of states within states within states in a complicated matrix, rulers of each domain being capable of making war on their own behalf. Whether or not these local authorities were recognized as constitutional varied, but the system remained similar in many places. To this day this arrangement seems to be the case in a number of states which often causes political difficulties for those from countries unused to the system.
* In [[Dark Age Europe]] a lot of feudalism(like a lot of the other "darkness" of the time)was caused by lack of easy access to capital. To stand up for himself and(on the rare but not impossible chance that he cares about such things)protect his subjects any king needed a lot of muscle and without money the only thing to pay said muscle in was land. This had the disadvantage that the warrior given the land would be either need to
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