fastnesses
secure areas, usually protected by natural features
chastise
scold
grotesque
ugly; hideous
quarreled
fought; argued
annulled
declared invalid
loathed
hated
ailment
sickness or illness
trotted
walked briskly
undaunted
not discouraged
causeway
an elevated road between wetlands
vassal
a holder of feudal land
hoary
old; elderly
calumny
false or slanderous statement
looters
people who steal goods, usually during a war or riot
garrison
troops stationed to defend a town, city, or castle
plied
give someone something in an insistent manner
battlements
a parapet at the top of a castle with slots to shoot through
perished
died
gargantuan
massive
galleys
a low, flat ship
