Across
- 2. Code of honor followed by knights, focusing on bravery and respect
- 5. Wealthy and powerful class of people, including lords and ladies
- 6. Germanic tribe that built a powerful kingdom in Western Europe
- 9. System where land was given in exchange for loyalty and service
- 11. Period in European history from about 500 to 1500 AD
- 13. Young boy in training to become a knight
- 16. Common people who worked the land, often for lords
- 17. King of the Franks who united his people and converted to Christianity
- 18. Peasant who was bound to the land and worked for the lord
- 19. Noble who owned land and gave it to vassals in exchange for loyalty
- 20. Large estate owned by a lord, including villages and farmland
- 21. Noblewoman with high social status, often married to a lord
Down
- 1. Scandinavian warriors who raided and settled in parts of Europe
- 3. Piece of land given to a vassal by a lord
- 4. Frankish king who expanded his empire and was crowned emperor in 800 AD
- 7. Warrior on horseback who served a lord in exchange for land
- 8. Duke of Normandy who invaded England in 1066 and became its king
- 9. Oath of loyalty that vassals gave to their lords
- 10. King or queen who ruled a kingdom
- 12. Teenager who assisted a knight and continued training to become one
- 14. Person who received land from a lord in exchange for loyalty and service
- 15. System of ranking people or groups in society, like in feudalism