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