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Tags & Description
pillage
to rob with open violence; take booty
feudalism
medieval political system where monarchs and lesser nobles made alliances based on exchanging land grants for loyalty
noble
belonging to a hereditary class that has special social or political status in a country or state; of or pertaining to the aristocracy
fief
an estate with its peasant workers granted to a noble in exchange for loyalty and military help
vassal
a noble who held land from and served a higher-ranking lord
homage
formal ceremony establishing feudal ties between a lord and a vassal
tournament
medieval sport in which knights competed to show their fighting skills
chivalry
Code of conduct for medieval knights, based on ideals of honor and courtesy
longship
A long narrow boat with a shallow draw that was capable of traveling across oceans and up rivers (usually used by Vikings)
serf
A peasant laborer legally bound to the lands of a noble
sacrament
one of the established formal rituals of the Roman Catholic Church, such as a baptism, holy communication, or matrimony
Scandinavia
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and sometimes Finland, Iceland, and the Faeroe Islands
abbess
the director of a convent
cardinal
high-ranking official of Roman Catholic Church, appointed by pope
hersey
disagreement with or denial of the basic teachings of a religion
friar
member of a Catholic order who preached in towns and practiced poverty
common law
body of english law based on tradition and court decisions, not specific laws
the Norse
The people of the north; Norwegians
Viking
to travel overseas, explore, and raid in search of treasure and/or land
excommunication
formal exclusion from membership or participation in a church