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  1. 2. The oldest surviving epic poem in Old English about a hero fighting monsters.
  2. 5. The auxiliary verb used in the Third Conditional: 'If I ___ studied, I would have passed'.
  3. 7. The Black Death or bubonic ___ that killed a huge part of Europe's population in the 14th century.
  4. 10. Grammatical structure formed by the verb 'to be' + Past Participle.
  5. 14. The period of the English language spoken from 1100 to 1500 (*** English).
  6. 16. The Scandinavian warriors and ravers who invaded Britain in the 8th century.
  7. 18. The famous cathedral city where the pilgrims are traveling in Chaucer's tales.
  8. 20. Symbol of royal power worn on the king's or queen's head.
  9. 21. A noble warrior on horseback who served a lord in medieval times.
  10. 22. A popular medieval poem or song that tells a simple story in short stanzas.
Down
  1. 1. In the Third Conditional we use '___ have' + past participle in the main clause.
  2. 3. The author of 'The Canterbury Tales' and father of Middle English literature.
  3. 4. The Germanic tribes who invaded Britain in the 5th century and brought Old English.
  4. 6. A modal verb used to express a weak possibility in the present or future.
  5. 8. A long narrative poem recounting the heroic deeds of a legendary figure.
  6. 9. The group of travellers who tell stories to each other on their journey to Canterbury.
  7. 11. The Anglo-Saxon oral poet or bard who recited epic stories from memory.
  8. 12. Thomas ___, the famous Archbishop of Canterbury assassinated in his cathedral in 1170.
  9. 13. A poetic metaphor used in Old English poetry, like 'whale-road' for the sea.
  10. 15. The social and political system introduced by the Normans based on land ownership.
  11. 17. The terrifying monster defeated by Beowulf.
  12. 18. HAVE Modal structure used to talk about a possibility in the past that didn’t happen.
  13. 19. The invaders led by William the Conqueror who won the Battle of Hastings in 1066.