Across
- 2. At first, medieval stories were recited by ___.
- 6. history of everything that happened in the monastery or kingdom in the year
- 8. Popular poet who wrote the Divine Comedy and remains popular today.
- 9. A story in which a person faced some test of their character or had to overcome some trial to prove their worth
- 11. Few people in the Middle Ages could ___.
- 13. One of the most popular medieval epics
- 15. Some of the most beloved of all medieval romances, stories about Arthur and the knights of the Round Table
- 17. all the written work a civilization produces
- 18. In the song of Roland, Roland is a knight in the service of this king
Down
- 1. the most famous of the chansons de gaste, the tales of brave Frankish warriors
- 3. Some of the earliest medieval French literature was called this French phrase which means "Tales of Deeds"
- 4. An Englishman, famous for his work called The Canterbury Tales
- 5. a wandering poet who would recite his poems for nobility, often accompanied by a lute or some musical instrument
- 7. poems about warrior-heroes
- 10. Famous example of medieval romance about a mysterious visitor to the court of King Arthur
- 12. Dante was exiled from this city
- 14. Stories that told of the lives, virtues and miracles of a saint
- 16. An imaginary account of Dante's pilgrimage through the afterlife