Across
- 2. Religious authority that limited women’s power and reclaimed convents and monasteries
- 3. Poet-musicians who composed and performed songs about love
- 4. Ideal that placed noblewomen on a pedestal and inspired knights’ devotion
- 5. Women who could inherit estates, command knights, and defend castles
- 7. Land granted by a lord, usually passed to sons rather than daughters
- 8. Religious institution where women’s roles were often limited
- 10. Weapon used by expert archers to shoot bolts through armor
- 11. Medieval stories that glorified knights, castles, and tournaments
- 12. Attack on a castle using weapons and strategies to force surrender
Down
- 1. Long narrative poems recounting heroic deeds and adventures
- 3. Archbishop in Song of Roland who exemplified courage, faith, and chivalry
- 6. Queen of England who wielded political power and ruled for her husband and sons
- 9. Stone fortress that served as a home and defensive stronghold for lords and knights