Characters 1
The Baron of Strandborough who is also Tobias’s uncle. He and Elizabeth Burgess, the Baroness, have three children together: Simon, Abigail, and Beth.
Who is John Burgess?
Another vassal who Uncle John invites to a banquet at his castle as a special guest.
Who is the Earl of Branstone?
A wild boar is chased by nobles on horseback and their hounds, then killed with spears and cooked. Tobias misses the most exciting part of this event.
What is the Hunt?
People with the greatest status, wealth, and influence during the Middle Ages who came from powerful families and were granted access to education, literature, and art.
Who are Nobles?
What is poaching?
Uncle John’s eldest child and Tobias’s eldest cousin who graduates from being a squire to being a knight around the middle of the book.
Who is Simon Burgess?
A castle worker who is responsible for collecting taxes and rent, and who is also in charge of the harvest.
Who is the Reeve?
Two armored men ride towards each other on horseback holding a lance, aiming to knock down their opponent. A relative of Tobias falls down and ruins his helmet. Tobias is bored by the end of this event.
What is the Jousting Tournament?
Protectors of the kingdom who were expected to model chivalry by being loyal, polite, and trustworthy.
Who are Knights?
The system, practices, and beliefs of knighthood in medieval times.
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The qualities valued by medieval knights, such as polite manners, loyalty, and trustworthiness.
What is chivalry?
A clergy member who leads worship at the castle and teaches its children about Latin and the Scriptures. He often hits his students or traps their fingers in the finger pillory as punishment.
Who is Chaplain?
A castle worker who oversees the castle when Toby’s aunt and uncle are away and who teaches Tobias archery at the butts.
Who is the Constable?
Entertainers called minstrels perform songs and acrobatics while elaborate dishes are served to special guests. Tobias passes out at the end of this event.
What is the Banquet?
People in the Middle Ages who devoted their life to serving the church.
Who are Clergy?
Someone who the king entrusts with a section of his land in exchange for military service and governmental counsel.
What is a vassal?
The physician who treats Tobias when he is sick by taking a urine sample, diagnosing him as having too much black bile, then bloodletting him.
Who is Leech?
When they first meet, Tobias catches this character poaching at a river by the castle, but they later become friends while harvesting together.
Who is David?
The villagers spend days in the fields collecting wheat for the castle, but they are not paid for their hard work. Tobias is reunited with a friend during this event.
What is the Harvest?
Members of the medieval working class who possessed a special skill like carpentry or masonry that they provided as a service in order to earn money.
Who are Tradesmen?
What is Uncle John an example of as the Baron of Strandborough?
What is a Vassal?
A member of the Burgess family who is one of Tobias’s classmates, and who sometimes gets him into trouble by talking to him during class.
Who is Abigail Burgess?
Which character falls off of his horse and crumples his helmet while competing in the Jousting Tournament?
Who is Uncle John?
Tobias’s unlikely friend is caught poaching by the Water-Keeper and put in jail. Later, he is found innocent in court because the jury is made up of other villagers like him.
What is the Trial?
Members of the medieval working class with the poorest living conditions who had to farm for a living because they did not have a formal education or training.
Who are Peasants?
Which vocabulary word can picturing a knight holding the door open for someone help you remember?
What is chivalry?