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covering of iron worn by knights
chuirch official who oversaw the work of priest
a high official of the catholic church appointed by pope
where the lord and his knights lived
people of the middle ages believed it represented god's rules and teachings
qualities of a good knight, bravery,respect for women
an official of the church such as priest, bishop
expeditions sent by the pope to capture the holy land
a period of several hundred years during the dark middle ages
large piece of land owned by a lord
the act of removing a persons membership from church
arrangement between lord, vassal,, and serf for ownership of land
land given for military service
holding beliefs that the church felt were wrong
court to punish heretics
clowns before a lord to make them laugh
contest between knights on horseback
person who rules a country during middle ages
man of honor in the military
well to noble who owns an estate
large piece of land owned by a lord
fall of the roman empire in 476 and ended with modern period 1400
same as medieval period
singers and musicians who entertained the lords
deep, wide, water-filled ditch surrounding a castle
building where monks lived
man who gives up property to serve god
class of rich people, nobles or lords
poor people who worked on manors
head of the roman catholic church
clergyman of the christian church
very poor people who worked for lords
contest or joust beetween two knights or two groups of knights
wandering minstrels who wrote poems about the love of a beautiful lady of noble birth
noble who was given land by the lord in return for military service

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