Across
- 2. Someone who samples food before the king eats it to make sure it is not poisoned.
- 4. When two knights charge at one another lances in a contest to try and knock one another off their horse
- 5. Raising tame birds of prey and teaching them to hunt for small animals.
- 7. A journey taken for a religious reason
- 11. A dangerous and painful test in which the accused person would be tortured to give a “sign” of if they were innocent or guilty.
- 12. Payment demanded by a captor for the release of captured prisoners
- 13. Having to do with courts and determining if someone is innocent or guilty in a trial.
- 16. A type of warfare where the enemy surrounds a castle and waists till people inside either run out of food or give up.
- 17. Things that are not religious
- 19. An oath of loyalty
Down
- 1. Flat piece of stale bread used instead of a plate.
- 3. Being tapped on the side of your neck during a knighthood ceremony
- 6. The belief that kings had the right to be king because God made them king.
- 8. A series of mock battles that lasted several days. Done to show off, have fun, and practice skills for war.
- 9. Rebirth
- 10. A great noble who has a lesser noble under him.
- 14. The basic code of conduct a knight follows
- 15. The land given to a vassal by a lord
- 18. A lesser noble under a greater noble