History: Otto I

Posted on Sun 01 October 2023 in dictionary • Tagged with person

936- 973 CE - Otto I was one of the best known kings of the Saxons in Germany. Otto I defeated the Magyars at Lechfeld in 955 CE , and encouraged conversion of Slavic and Scandinavian peoples to Christianity. Otto I incorporated the power of the church more heavily into his kingdom …


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Check out the work going on over at did:eth

Posted on Fri 29 September 2023 in tech

did:eth

did:eth is a project to develop a did method that is compatible with EVM.

I have submitted several proposals to improve the project and reach a prototype stage:

  1. Solidity Based Testing
  2. Standardized Contract Interface
  3. UUPS Proxy

Please check out this project and add your support.


History: subinfeudation

Posted on Sun 24 September 2023 in dictionary

Subinfeudation is the term for the hierarchical structure that existed between Lords and their Vassals in the middle ages. At the top of the structure there were kings. The kings in turn had Vassals who were powerful Lords or Barons. These powerful Lords were also major land owners, who in …


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History: benefice

Posted on Sun 17 September 2023 in dictionary

A benefice was a grant of land provided by land owners in exchange for maintenance of their large land estates, or military service. The benefice was an integral part of feudalism as this was often the principal bond between the Lord and it's Vassals.


History: vassalage

Posted on Sun 10 September 2023 in dictionary

The Vassals were the servants of a specific Lord in a Fief. Their servitude is known as vassalage and consisted of total subservience based on either military service or tax payment.


History: feudalism

Posted on Sun 03 September 2023 in dictionary

Feudalism is the term ascribed to the system of organization of land into 'Fiefs' controlled by a lord, and tended by the lords servants or Vassals. Feudalism was not a formal system of government, it is a descriptive term used by historians to explain the top-down hierarchical system of land …


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