Black Ships Before Troy Ch. 5-8 Crossword

truce – break; a stop in
allies- supporters; group united with a specific
torrents - fast-moving
spate – wave; large
mercy – compassion; understanding;
citadel – fortress;
wrath – rage; anger;
slaughter – the act of killing a large amount of people at one
heed – attention; follow; listen
taunted – teased; mocked;
herald – messenger; representative;
staves (staff)- stick, rod, pole for
comrade – friend;
idly – uselessly; lazily; worthlessly;
amends – forgive; restitution;
galley – long, narrow ship with oars and
straggler – someone who remains a distance behind the person or people in front and is the last person to
worsted – to be
gabble – to talk in a rapid and unintelligible
hearth-companions – Lord’s personal
picketed – means to tie to a post or
stern – the back part of a ship or
omen – sign; premonition;
menacing – threatening; intimidating; ominous;
amid - in the middle of; among; amidst; surrounded
rout - retreat; leave; flight of a defeated
tending – nurture; nursing; attention; to care for; looking