Glossary

bellows – a device used to blow air at a fire to keep it hot

bower – a shelter

dais – a raised platform in a large room for a speaker

feat – an achievement that requires great skill or strength

fetters – shackles for the feet and ankles

flounder – a small flat fish

hone – to sharpen a tool with a stone

jest – joke

kine – cows and oxen

mason – a builder who uses stone

marshal – arrange a group of people in order

minstrel – a singer or musician

oath – a sincere promise

prophesy – a prediction about the future

runes – magical inscriptions

sibyl – a female prophet or witch

spent – tired

stallion – adult male horse

whetstone – a stone for sharpening the edge of a tool

whither – where