Canterbury Tales Crossword

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  1. 3. Verse romances of Celtic origin
  2. 8. The god of the West Wind; used to mean the west wind
  3. 10. The amount of pounds paid for Chaucer’s ransom
  4. 14. An element of literature that The Canterbury Tales is well-known for (two words with no space)
  5. 16. A set of manners and morals that knights in the medieval ages mostly exhibited
  6. 18. Amor vincit omnia (3 words, no space)
  7. 20. A town in northern England famous for its two plays, one of which features a shepherds’ visit to the infant Jesus
  8. 22. An act performed to make amends for one’s sins
  9. 23. The king of Thebes after the sons of Oedipus killed each other in conflict for the throne
  10. 25. The conquerors of the Anglo-Saxon who spread the Breton lais
  11. 26. The iambic pentameter line rhymes a seven-line stanza called rhyme royal uses
  12. 28. A story used to illustrate a moral point in a sermon or other work
  13. 30. Total number of the Deadly Sins identified by the medieval Church
Down
  1. 1. The ancient meaning of this word means “a guild”
  2. 2. Four fluids the human body contains, such as yellow bile
  3. 4. The hero of Greek mythology who was known for slaying the Minotaur
  4. 5. The area settled by the Britons/Celts
  5. 6. The amount of zodiacs that were created
  6. 7. A standard practice during the Middle Ages where a person would only be exchanged for a demanded amount of money
  7. 9. A neighborhood where the pilgrims come together at in the Tabard Inn in The Canterbury Tales
  8. 11. A corrupt practice done by the church that asked for a fine to pay for one’s sins
  9. 12. Last name of a scholar who translated the Bible from Latin to English
  10. 13. The church official in The Canterbury Tales who often practices selling indulgences in return for donations
  11. 15. The temperament associated with “cold and moist” and “dull and plodding”
  12. 17. Written by Boccaccio, this translates to “Ten Days’ Work”
  13. 19. Sophocles’ play that featured the conflict of Oedipus’ daughter and Creon over Creon’s dishonor of the dead
  14. 21. The hour before retiring, often around sunset during the medieval times (dictated by the church using bells)
  15. 24. The language educated people knew during the medieval days
  16. 27. The main symptom of the Black Death (plural)
  17. 29. The name of a month on the Roman Calendar that mirrors the word “May”