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ARCHER,Man who helped protect the castle
ACROBAT,Entertained the Lord
ALE,A kind of drink
ASHLAR,Stone block used for building
BAGPIPES,A musical instrument
BAILEY,The area surrounding a castle
BATTLEMENTS,Top part of the castle wall
BEESWAX,What some kinds of candels were made from
BISHOP,An important church person
BOLT,Fired by a crossbow
BOW,Used with something else as a weapon
BREECHES,Covered the legs
BROTHER,Another name for a monk
BROWN,Colour of bread eaten by most people
BUTLER,Bought the food and drink for the castle
CANDLE,Used for light at night
CART,Pulled by a horse
CARVER,Cut the meat in the castle
CAULDRON, Giant pot for cooking food
CLERK,Helped the Lord run the castle
COOK,Prepared the food
CROPS,Name for any kind of growing plants
CROSSBOW,A weapon
DAUB,Clay used to make houses
DRAWBRIDGE,Coverd the moat
EWERER,Put clean cloths on the Lords table
FAIR,Yearly gathering for buying goods
FALCONER,Man who looked after the Lords hunting birds
FINGER,Was often used to eat with
FISH,Something to eat
FLAIL,Used to separate wheat from ears
FLOUR,Used for making bread
FEAST,A meal
HERB,Used in cooking
HOSE,Covered the legs
GRACE,Was said by priest before a meal
GREATHALL,Room in a castle
GROOM,Looked after the horses
KEEP,Part of a castle
KITCHEN,You would find a cauldron here
KNIGHT,Person who helped protect the castle
JESTER,Entertained the Lord
JUGGLER,Entertained the Lord
LADY,Married to the Lord
LEATHER,Shoes were made of this
LORD,Most important person in a castle
LOOM,Used to weave cloth
LUTE,A musical instrument
MALLET,Used by a Mason when working stone
MANGONEL,Used to throw rocks at a castle
MARSHALL,Organised the rooms in a castle
MASON,Castle builder
MAT,Was made of rushes to cover a castle floor
MEAT,Something to eat
MEDIEVAL,Times during which many castles were built
MERCHANT,Person who sold goods
MINSTREL,Someone who played a musical instrument
MOAT,Water around the castle
MONK,A church person
NOBLEMAN,Important person
NORMAN, William I was one
OATH,Another name for a promise
OVEN,Found in the kitchen
PANTLER,Bought the food and drink for the castle
PEACOCK,Something that was eaten
PEASANT,Person who worked the land
PEDLAR,Travelling salesperson
PIKE,Long pole with sharp point
PLOUGH,Used by a farmer in the fields
POISON,A tasters job was to test for this
POT,Used for cooking
PRIEST,Religious person
REED,Plant used to make the roof of a house
REEVE,Helped the Lord run the castle
RIVER,A castle may have been built by this
ROYAL,Anything to do with the King
SCULLION,Person who did the washing up
SCYTHE,Used to cut crops
SHIELD,Used by a knight
SHUTTERS,Used to cover windows in houses
SICKLE,Used in farming to cut crops
SOLAR,Room in a castle
STEWARD,In charge of most people in the castle
SWORD,A weapon
SPINNER,Clothes maker
STABLE,Place for animals
SWEEPER,Kept the courtyard clean
TAPESTRY,Hung on a wall
TASTER,Food tester
TAXES,Money that had to be paid
THATCH,Used to make a house roof
TRENCHER,Thick slice of brown bread
TUNIC,Worn on the upper part of the body
SERVANT,Served the Lord
VENISON,Meat from a deer
VEGETABLE,Something to eat (grows in the ground)
VILLAGE,Would be found next to a castle for protection
WATTLE,Twigs used to make houses
WELL,Where water came from
WINE,Something to drink
WICK,Part of a candle
WOOL,Used to make clothes