Across
- 2. deep ditch filled with water around a castle
- 5. person who bought and sold goods
- 7. attack on a castle or town
- 8. soldier who fought for a lord or king
- 12. leader of the Catholic Church
- 14. bridge that could be raised for protection
- 16. rich landowner in medieval society
Down
- 1. fortified home used for defence
- 3. deadly plague that killed millions in Europe
- 4. estate owned by a lord
- 6. religious man living in a monastery
- 9. group of workers or merchants with the same trade
- 10. place where monks lived and prayed
- 11. the system where kings gave land to lords in return for loyalty
- 13. peasant forced to work on a lord’s land
- 15. metal clothing worn by knights for protection