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chivalry-
a system of how knights should act

foe
- an enemy in war

Holy Grail
- a lost chalice all the knights were looking for that Jesus drank from at 'The Last Supper'

luteA_emu085.wmf (1892 bytes)   a musical stringed instrument having a body shaped like a half pear lengthwise                                                    and usually a bent back with a fretted fingerboard with strings for tuning it

minstrel -wpe24.jpg (3037 bytes) a Medieval entertainer who sang, played instruments,  juggled and danced

servants- someone who served kings and queens to their orders

tournament
- where knights battle to see who is the strongest in sports such as jousting.  Prizes were sometimes new horses, swords and even women.

knight1.wmf (3534 bytes)