“the reason why certain vassals got overmighty is that a lot of lords were good at accumulating as much land as possible while distributing as little as they could get away with while keeping their followers in-hand. ” How would they do this?

In no particular order:

  1. Warfare.
  2. Dynastic marriages.
  3. Skillful management of widows and wards.
  4. Cultivating royal favor.

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