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| Feudalism | The medieval way of life based upon the ownership and use of land |
| Page | The first stage of learning to be a knight - a servent |
| Truce of God | The proclamation that the church forbade fighting from Firday to Sunday |
| Mail | intricate garment composed of thousands of metal links woven together |
| Minstrels | Singing Poets |
| Castle | from the latin word castra - a military camp |
| Vassal | A man who worked for a lord on his fief |
| Fief | A piece of land in the feudal system |
| Crown Land | The land the king kept for his own personal use |
| Squire | Became a knight around the age of 21 |
| knights | heavily armed warriors wearing full body armor and mounted on horses |
| serfs | Peasants who worked the manors |
| falconry | the hunting of falcons |
| joust | The sport in which two knights fought to unhorse each other |
| Manors | estates that belonged to the nobles |
| Chivalry | the code of conduct for he nobility and knights |
| Steward | supevised the overall running of the manor and acted as judge in the manor's court |
| Heraldry | A family's colorful design worn on armor and shields |
| Peace of God | where priests denied the sacraments to persons who did wrong |
