Medieval Terms

4. the ability of person A to get person B to do what person A wants them to do.
6. a social and economic system based on land ownership and service.
8. winner of the Battle of Hastings.
9. a count of the number of people living in a particular place at a particular time.
10. trained warriors in Medieval Europe.
11. a person who received land from a lord in exchange for loyalty and military service.
14. surname of the Viking claimant to the throne of England in 1066.
15. the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated.

1. the process of choosing the next ruler or king.
2. the people living in England before the Norman invasion.
3. a region in northern France, led by William the Conqueror.
5. made up 80% of the population and were the most powerless in the feudal system.
7. a king or a queen who has authority to rule over land.
9. the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
12. a place where weapons are kept
13. founder of the Holy Roman Empire.