• Aketon- Padded tunic worn under armor

  • Arrow Loop - A narrow vertical slit cut into a wall through which arrows could be fired from inside.


  • Bailey - The castle courtyard, inside the castle walls, includes exercise area, parade ground, emergency corral
  • Banners - Brightly colored flags, often very long and beautifully decorated.
 
  • Battering ram -  A long wooden beam that was swung at castle walls to knock them down.
 
  • Battlements - Low wall on top of the main castle walls.  Soldiers could shelter behind them when under attack.

  • Baluster - A small column.

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  • Buckler - Small round shield.

 

 

 


 

  • Crusades -  Wars between Christians and Muslims for the right to rule the Holy Land.
 
  • Curb Bit - Metal bar that goes inside the horse's mouth.  It helps the rider control the horse.
 
  • Dungeons - Small dark rooms where prisoners were kept, usually underground.
  • Dubbed - Tapped on the shoulders.  Part of the ceremony of becoming a knight. 

 

 

  • Falchion - Curved, single - edged sword.
 
  • Guardroom - A room, usually close to the gate of a castle, for the guards to use.

 

  • Hawking  - Hawks are large birds that kill other animals for food.  For this sport they were sent to catch wild birds, such as pigeons.

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  • Joust - Mock battle, fought by one knight against another.

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  • Lances - Long spears
 
  • Minstrel - A singer and storyteller who entertained knights and lords during feasts. 
 
  • Melee - Mock battle fought by teams of knights.

 

  • Palfrey - Horse specially bred to be comfortable to ride.
 
  • Parapet - The walkway along the top of a castle wall.

 

  • Plate armor - Armor made of large pieces of metal, shaped to fit the body.

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  • Rushes - Long grass that was dried and put on floors.

 

  • Quintain - Machine used for practice fighting.  It was made of  a wooden pole with a shield at one end and a heavy weight on the other.
 
  • Squire - A young man, usually the son of a knight or lord, who was training to become a knight.
 
  • Tapestries - Decorated wall hangings, usually made of woolen cloth.
 
  • Tournament - Mock battles fought by knights for sport and fun.