Feudalism

Feudalism is a model of government used by most kingdoms of Clamund. The practice can be visualized by a pyramid, with the king on top, and the serfs and lowborn's on the bottom.

Feudalism In Clamund
The reality of feudalism can be obstructed when putting into the real world as the king wasn't actually supreme most of the time. Many nobles in Clamund can equally rival the strength of a king at any given time. The King or Emperor usually never had enough troops of support to rule the kingdom by himself. This leads to nobles, earls and dukes governing over parts of land given to them by their Liege Lord. These nobles would pledge their fealty and military service which would bolster a King's military might.