Medieval Combat

Name: ______________________ Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

2. Weapon with a long sharp blade (5)
3. Armed fighting between countries (3)
4. A liquid that temporarily disables a person (4)
5. An engagement fought between two military forces (6)
6. A bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (8)
8. A ___ used to break down doors of fortified buildings (12)
10. A firearm that is held and fired with one hand (7)
11. Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry (6)
12. The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing (5)
13. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle (3)

1. A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state (4)
2. A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon (5)
5. Large fortified home of a king or queen (6)
6. A device that launches aircraft from a warship (8)
7. To be engaged in a ___ (8)
9. A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon (5)