Medieval Information

Abbot/Abbess: Superior of an abbey or monastery.

Archer: Person who wielded a bow.

Emir: Ruler of an Islamic territory.

Herse: A knight or noble in Scandinavia.

King: Supreme ruler, thought to be made so by God himself.

Knight: Term used to describe a person who would go to war in exchange for fief from his lord. They were mostly fearsome mounted warriors.

Lord: Owner of land who would exchange fief with a knight for protection.

Serf: An slave who works a determined land for his or her lord.

Vassal: A freeman or peasant who owes his loyalty to a lord normally because of land or money.

Vintenar: Man in charge of twenty melee soldiers.