Tournament: Sporting contest in which knights took part in single and mass combat; popular despite the Church’s ban in 1130.
Tourney: Tournament.
Tourneyer: Competitor in a tourney.
Trencher: Large slice of day-old bread used as a plate, then given to the poor.
Troubadour: Writer or singer of lyric verses about courtly love.
True Cross: Believed to be pieces of the cross upon which Christ was crucified; captured by Saladin at the Battle of Hattin in 1187.
Varlet: Rogue or rascal; also, specifically, a servant.
Viand: Food, particularly in reference to provisions.
War hammer: Shafted weapon with a spiked hammer head.
Wedge tent: Triangle-shaped tent featuring two upright poles and one ridge pole.
Wimple: A cloth covering for a woman’s head and neck.
Yeoman: Member of a class of commoners who owned and cultivated their own land.
About the Author
K.M. WEILAND’S FASCINATION with the Middle Ages began during childhood with stories of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. A lifelong fan of history and the power of the written word, she enjoys sharing both through her novels and short stories. She blogs at Wordplay: Helping Writers Become Authors (wordplay-kmweiland.blogspot.com) and AuthorCulture (authorculture.blogspot.com). She lives in western Nebraska. Visit her website: kmweiland.com.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV
Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVII
Chapter XXVIII
Afterword
Glossary
About the Author
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