Medieval Times

4. ceremony between a man and his lord
7. a residence or establishment of a sovereign (monarch or ruler)
8. expeditions undertaken by the Christian powers in the 11th-13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
10. epidemic disease that caused many deaths
11. a boy who followed his lord in hunting and in battle
14. the night before Christmas
15. male sovereign
17. assist or attend
21. a long, bladed weapon used for cutting or thrusting
22. prolonged dry spell
23. person who reigns over a kingdom or empire
26. in the Middle Ages, a worker who belonged to the land of his masters
28. rhythmic movement of the body, usually to music
30. Scandinavian sea rovers of the 8th-10th centuries
31. small landowner of low social status
32. a large estate in England in the Middle Ages
35. Medieval association of craftsmen
38. one belonging to the nobility
39. a tool with a blade and long curving handle for cutting grass

1. pay attention
2. place where ships dock
3. a person who received land from a lord to whom he promised help
5. protective covering worn by knights
6. a young boy who was beginning his training as a knight
9. combat on horseback between two knights with lances
10. head of the Catholic church
11. knight's horse
12. the way of life in Europe in the Middle Ages which was based on cooperation of lord, vassals, and tenants
13. ancient name of Istanbul
16. almond or pecan
18. Italian city and port
19. female sovereign
20. a person living on a manor who could leave if he wished
23. a deep ditch, usually filled with water, surrounding a castle
24. the dignity or system of knighthood; the qualifications of the ideal knight
25. a warrior of the Middle Ages
27. land given by a lord to a vassal
29. malleable metal used as an alloy
33. opposite of fore
34. a medieval England manor officer responsible chiefly for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations
36. to pay a tenth of an annual income as a tax or a contribution
37. a long, sharp weapon used by knights