Across
- 1. to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms
- 3. the sword of King Arthur
- 4. a church that is the official seat of a diocesan bishop
- 7. the action of illuminating or state of being illuminated
- 9. one of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians often of knightly rank who flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century chiefly in the south of France and the north of Italy and whose major theme was courtly love
- 11. a written or typewritten composition or document as distinguished from a printed copy
- 14. a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty
Down
- 2. a knightly sport of the Middle Ages between mounted combatants armed with blunted lances or swords and divided into two parties contesting for a prize or favor bestowed by the lady of the tournament
- 4. a tabard or surcoat embroidered with armorial bearings
- 5. an association of people with similar interests or pursuits; especially : a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen
- 6. one bound by indenture to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade
- 8. a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery
- 10. a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior; especially : a man ceremonially inducted into special military rank usually after completing service as page and squire
- 12. the system, spirit, or customs of medieval knighthood
- 13. a youth being trained for the medieval rank of knight and in the personal service of a knight