MIDDLE AGES CROSSWORD

2. A deep ditch surrounding a castle, typically filled with water, intended as a defense against attack.
5. The big lumpy sores that were seen on people inflected by the Black Plague.
8. It is believed that the Black Plague originated from this continent.
11. These lined the tops of castle walls.
12. Used by knights on horseback. Ceremonial version of a spear used during jousting tournaments.
13. Fatal, terminal, end, morality.
14. Virus, bacteria, illness.
17. To make sick, spread, contagious.
18. The proprietor (owner of property) of a manor.
19. Tall and square and enabled long distance surveillance. Originally the corners were square, but later designs were

1. Body shielding that was made of thousands of interlinked rings of steel (2 words).
3. Large device with weighted throwing arm held under tension until released. Large rocks or iron balls were hurled at castle walls in order to smash them down.
4. The front building was the entrance into the castle. It was usually positioned forward from the castle, on higher ground making it more difficult to gain entry.
6. Used to protect the fighter from attack.
7. Ram Often created on the spot using a nearby tree, battering rams were used to bash down doors and crumble walls.
9. Structures that belonged to the wealthy, important, and powerful people of the land – kings, nobles, and knights. They were symbols of status during times of war and in peace.
10. Two-sided blade, common to most soldiers and varied from simple to elegant.
15. Used with longbow in order to reach target by knights.
16. At the top of the hierarchy in feudal system.