knights and castles 3

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Across
  1. 1. a rich soldier in the Middle Ages, he wears a suit of armour and he rides a horse
  2. 5. people who lived and worked in the churches
  3. 6. a sort of coat made of metal, the knight wore it under his suit of armour
  4. 9. you hold it in front of you to protect yourself from being hit by a sword or lance
  5. 11. a heavy iron gate that can be lowered to stop enemies coming into the castle
  6. 12. the water that surrounds the castle
  7. 14. a strong building made of wood or stone, it has high towers
  8. 16. a knight wears this when he is fighting, it is made of metal plates
  9. 17. a part of the helmet which protects your face
  10. 18. the mother, wife or daughter of a lord or knight
  11. 20. a man in the Middle Ages who ruled over a large area of land
  12. 21. a young nobleman training to become a knight
  13. 22. singer or musician
  14. 23. a young boy training to become a knight
  15. 24. rich people who owned lots of land and castles
Down
  1. 2. this is the main room in a castle
  2. 3. the time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the start of early modern Europe
  3. 4. a wall around the top of the castle, it has spaces so you can fire weapons at your enemies
  4. 7. poor people, farmers, who worked for knights and ladies
  5. 8. a hard, metal hat to protect your head
  6. 10. a bridge across the moat, it can be pulled up
  7. 13. holes in the wall just big enough to fire arrows from, but not big enough to let arrows in
  8. 15. a sharp weapon made of metal
  9. 19. the strongest part of the castle where the lord and the lady lived
  10. 25. a long, thin, sharp weapon used by Knights to knock another knight off his horse