history of religion

heralds

an official crier or messenger

guilds

an association of people with similar interests or pursuits

burghers

an inhabitant of a borough or a town

heathens

people or nations that do not practice Christianity, Judaism, or Islam

shunned

to avoid deliberately and especially habitually

jottings

a brief note

inkling

a slight knowledge

heretic

one who differs in opinion from an accepted belief or doctrine

hulls

the frame or body of a ship or boat exclusive of masts, yards, sails, and rigging

prelates

an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank

piety

a conventional belief or standard

christendom

the entire body of Christians

chain mail

flexible armor of interlinked metal rings

fiefdoms

an area over which someone exercises control as or in the manner of a feudal lord

rapacious

excessively grasping or covetous

strutted

walk proudly

plunder

steal things using force