The Battle of Hastings (vocabulary)

noun - the person who uses a bow to shoot arrows

noun - a large number of soldiers

noun - a long sharp object shot from a bow

verb - to start a fight suddenly and with violence, to be violent towards someone

noun - a fight between enemies

noun - a place where a battle is (or was) fought

adjective - fearless, having courage

verb - to put a dead person's body in the ground

noun - soldiers on horseback

noun - an military officer who controls others and is in charge of military operations

verb - to defeat an army in a war and take control of the country

adjective - protecting oneself from being criticised

verb - to ruin the appearance of sth or sb

verb - to separate into pieces

noun - the side of a military formation

verb - to escape hurriedly

noun - a stone that marks a grave, it usually has something written on it

noun - a person skilled at riding horses

noun - the soldiers who fight on foot

noun - a soldier serving a king or queen, usually with armour and on a horse

adjective - on a horse

noun - a line of soldiers (standing next to each other) in a military formation

verb - to trust somebody or something, to depend on something or somebody

verb - to move back, to withdraw

noun - a piece of information that people tell one another but which may not be true

noun - a piece of metal or wood which a soldier held in one hand for his protection against arrows etc.

noun - a long straight stick with a sharp point at one end which is used as a weapon

noun - a plan or strategy that you use to achieve a particular goal

noun - a thick cloth that is hung on walls and which has pictures and other designs embroidered on it

verb - to warn someone to do what you want or you will harm them

verb - to injure or damage by stepping on roughly

noun - a success in winning in something

verb - to become weaker, to lose strength