Keywords


 * Key Words and Meanings [[image:Peterborough.Chronicle.firstpage.jpg width="115" height="171" align="right"]] **


 * chivalry: ** rules for the proper behaviour of a knight


 * clergy: ** people who had taken formal vows to devote their lives to God


 * feudal system (feudalism): ** the system for organizing land use and control of society in medieval times


 * guild: ** a craft or trade organisation which set work standards for its members and offered them protection


 * keep ** : the strongest part of a castle, at its centre


 * knight: ** noble who provided military service to the king or a lord


 * motte and bailey: ** the earth mound and outer fenced-in courtyard of a motte and bailey castle


 * page: ** the first level of training for knighthood


 * pilgrim: ** person who travels to a place that is important in their religion


 * siege: ** surrounding a castle or town in the attempt to starve the inhabitants into submission


 * squire: ** the second stage of training for knighthood


 * troubadours: ** poets who provided their own musical accompaniment


 * villeins: ** peasants under the control of the lord of the manor who had to provide him with certain services