Across
- 1. craftsman who forged metal weapons
- 6. handheld light used in dark castle halls
- 7. armored warrior serving a lord
- 9. lord’s estate and surrounding lands
- 14. poor farmer working the fields
- 17. siege weapon for hurling stones
- 18. messenger who announced royal news
- 19. traveling poet or musician
- 21. social system of medieval Europe
- 22. journey to a sacred site
- 25. the lowest social class of farmers
- 27. decorative woven wall hanging
- 30. religious man living in a monastery
- 31. female monarch or royal consort
- 32. underground prison in a castle
- 34. religious war to reclaim the Holy Land
- 35. singer or storyteller in royal courts
- 37. ruler of a medieval kingdom
- 38. peasant bound to a lord’s land
- 39. king’s assembly of nobles and advisors
- 40. noble serving a more powerful lord
Down
- 2. metal suit worn by knights for protection
- 3. code of honor and bravery for knights
- 4. combat between knights on horseback
- 5. protective gear used in battle
- 8. deadly disease that spread in the 1300s
- 10. early form of chemistry seeking gold
- 11. moveable bridge at a castle entrance
- 12. large church that was the center of worship
- 13. system of coats of arms and symbols
- 15. young noble training to be a knight
- 16. stone fortress of the Middle Ages
- 20. young worker learning a craft from a master
- 21. lavish medieval banquet
- 23. water-filled ditch around a castle
- 24. large counterweight siege machine
- 26. prolonged attack on a castle or city
- 28. landowner who ruled over vassals
- 29. primary weapon of knights
- 33. woman devoted to religious life
- 36. ancient rolled-up manuscript
- 41. monastery or convent complex