Hi all,

Reading through the book, I was stumped about manors. Looking at the "Eligible Ladies" on page 56 gave me a couple of questions.

What is the difference between a demense manor and a enfeoffed manor?
Does it have to do with a gifted manor and a granted manor?
Is that the reason in Lady Adwen's decription it says that marrying her will make her husband a banneret?

On any manor that a knight gets after his first, is he expected to supply a knight from the income it provides? (Thus would he be a banneret knight?)

Until I read the rules this weekend, I thought I knew something about the period. Not so true. (But willing to learn).

Chip

Reading through the book,
Which book?



I was stumped about manors. Looking at the "Eligible Ladies" on page 56 gave me a couple of questions.

What is the difference between a demense manor and a enfeoffed manor?


Hm, I thought I'd put this in the on-line errata.
A demense manor belongs to the landholder, and he does not have to supply a knight for it. Such a special honor gives income without responsibility, and is a relatively rare occurance.
An enfoeffed manor is one that has a knight that hold it already, and will always have said responsibility.




Does it have to do with a gifted manor and a granted manor?



No.




Is that the reason in Lady Adwen's decription it says that marrying her will make her husband a banneret?



A banneret needs two things: to lead at least 7 knights under his little banner (ie, his banneret)
And, to have been granted the title of Banneret by his liege lord.




On any manor that a knight gets after his first, is he expected to supply a knight from the income it provides?



Generally, yes. The asic deal of feudalism is you get a manor and provide a knight.




(Thus would he be a banneret knight?)



Not necessarily. See above.

Greg,

Thanks for the quick answers.

The book was the KAP, 5th.

Only problem with the rules is that now I got to go out and recruit a group to play them. My gaming group hasn't done an rpg in more than a decade (into miniature wargamming now).

The only rpgs I have run in the last ten years are one-off sessions of star wars for my son and nephews, but their interest has wained as they hit late teenagehood (is that even a word?). But I have hope.

Thanks again,
Chip