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Medieval Vocabulary

Identify these words that relate to the medieval period of European history.
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Alcohol made from fermented honey.
Mead
Heel ornaments used to goad a horse into action.
Spurs
Covering for the groin made of cloth, leather or metal.
Codpiece
Horizontal bow that is drawn by mechanical means.
Crossbow
Protective sheath for a dagger or sword.
Scabbard
Polearm with a blade for slicing, a hook for pulling and a point for thrusting.
Halberd
Siege engine that uses a sling and counterweight to hurl heavy items.
Trebuchet
Knight's code of honor, often romanticized in fiction.
Chivalry
Mounted tournament of lance-wielding knights
Joust
Land granted to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.
Fief
Trade association that maintained standards and protected members from competition.
Guild
Noble rank below a prince.
Duke
The lowest rank of people owing fealty to a lord.
Serf
Minstrel; poet
Bard
Knight's assistant, or knight-in-training.
Squire
A mercenary or knight who worked for money rather than through an oath of loyalty.
Freelance
Person who ran the day-to-day affairs of a manor or castle.
Steward
A wide ditch, sometimes filled with water, that surrounded a fortified area.
Moat
Metal or wood grate that could be dropped to bar an opening in a wall, or castle gate.
Portcullis
Jail usually found in towers of a castle, not in the basement.
Dungeon
Unit of measure equal to 2 gallons, or a quarter bushel.
Peck
220 yards - the length of a plough furrow.
Furlong
Any of the military expeditions by Christian knights to the Holy Lands.
Crusade
To formally remove a person from membership within a church.
Excommunicate
A holy object that was touched by a saint.
Relic
Charitable donation of goods or money.
Alms
panscedar
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Level 68
Sep 15, 2016
Couldn't a minstrel/poet also be a troubadour?
Kestrana
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Level 60
Sep 16, 2016
Sure, that will work now.
KevinDuBrow
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Level 53
Apr 22, 2020
“Person who ran the day-to-day affairs of a manor or castle” could be majordomo, castellan, senechal, or mayor of the palace. Steward actually could mean many things beyond just running an estate, depending on the time and location.
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