Medieval History Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The political and social system of medieval Europe based on land and loyalty
  2. 5. A peasant bound to the land and required to serve a lord
  3. 9. A religious journey to a holy site
  4. 11. The code of honour and behaviour for medieval knights
  5. 12. A young person learning a trade from a skilled master
  6. 15. A military tactic of surrounding a castle or town to force surrender
  7. 17. A person who swore loyalty to a lord in exchange for land protection
  8. 18. A church tax that required peasants to give one-tenth of their produce
  9. 20. A messenger or official announcer, often at tournaments
  10. 22. A religious community where monks lived, worked and prayed
  11. 23. The symbol of authority worn by a king or queen
Down
  1. 1. A contest between knights on horseback using lances
  2. 3. A king or queen who ruled a medieval kingdom
  3. 4. A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land
  4. 5. A young noble who served a knight and trained to become one
  5. 6. A mounted warrior who served a lord in return for land
  6. 7. The plague that killed millions in Europe during the 14th century
  7. 8. A noble who owned land and had authority over vassals and peasants
  8. 10. Land granted to a vassal by a lord
  9. 13. The first stage of a boy’s training to become a knight
  10. 14. A medieval organisation of craftsmen or merchants
  11. 16. A large and important Christian church often led by a bishop
  12. 19. A fortified building built for protection and defence
  13. 21. The most common form of plague spread by fleas on rats
  14. 22. The estate or landholding controlled by a medieval lord