Glossary

1 outlaw (page 4)
a criminal, especially one who moves from place to place to avoid
being caught.
2 Sheriff (page 4)
in Robin Hood's time, the Sheriff was the King's or Queen's
representative in a county.
3 invaded - to invade (page 4)
to send an army into another country to take control of it.
4 common (page 4)
ordinary, with no special status or rank.
5 deer (page 5)
a large brown animal with long thin legs.
6 baron (page 5)
a powerful man. The King gave land and titles to his best knights
and they became barons.
7 archer (page 5)
someone who shoots arrows from a bow.
8 knight (page 9)
a man of high social class who wore armour and carried a sword.
He fought for the King.
9 contest (page 9)
a competition where people's skill or talent is tested.
10 crown (page 10)
a coin from a money system used in the past in the UK and some
other countries. There were eight half crowns in a pound.
11 compete - to compete (page 10)
to try to win a competition.
12 target (page 10)
an object that you have to hit in a game or sport.
13 paces (page 10)
a way of measuring distance. A pace is the length of a single step
when you walk.
14 clearing (page 13)
an area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
15 ale (page 13)
an old word for beer.
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16 aim - to aim (page 14)
to point a gun or another object at something you want to hit.
17 realize - to realize (page 17)
to know and understand something.
18 barber (page 17)
a man who cuts hair and shaves men's faces.
19 shield (page 18)
an object that soldiers carried in the past to protect themselves
from being hit by arrows and other weapsons.
20 slope (page 19)
a straight surface that has one end higher than the other.
21 horn (page 19)
from the head of a bull. If you blow through a horn it makes a noise.
22 broad (page 20)
wide.
23 ox (page 23)
a large type of cow used on farms for pulling or carrying things.
24 abbot (page 24)
a powerful churchman who is in charge of a religious house called
an abbey.
25 razor (page 25)
a small tool or piece of electrical equipment used for shaving
( = removing hair from your skin).
26 monk (page 25)
a religious man who lived in a religious house called a monastery or
abbey.
27 abbey (page 25)
a large church with buildings connected to it.
28 whipped - to whip (page 25)
a long thin piece of leather used to hit men and horses.
29 miller (page 27)
someone who owns or works in a mill where grain is made into
flour.
30 surrounded - to surround (page 28)
to be all around or on all sides of someone or something.
31 bowed - to bow (page 32)
to bend your body forwards from the waist, especially to show
respect for someone.
32 justice (page 32)
treatment of people that is fair and right.
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33 harvest time (page 33)
Early August - the time when a crop (corn, fruit, etc.) is collected.
34 disguise - to disguise (page 33)
to make changes in the way someone looks so that other people
will not recognize them.
35 steward (page 34)
someone who helps to organize people at an event.
36 hood (page 34)
the part of a coat or jacket that covers your head.
37 round (page 34)
a game or a series of games in a competition.
38 harp (page 50)
a musical instrument with strings.
39 minstrel (page 50)
a travelling musician and singer.
40 supper (page 51)
the last main meal of the day, usually an informal meal that you eat
at home. It is also called dinner.
41 friar (page 53)
a travelling priest or religious man.
42 bishop (page 57)
a senior priest who is responsible for all the churches in an area.
43 pawned - to pawn (page 61)
to give something valuable to someone, temporarily, so that you
can borrow some money from them.
44 wounded - to wound (page 69)
hurt or injured.
45 knelt - to kneel (page 70)
to put one or both knees on the ground.
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