Across 4. (of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, sound) without absorbing it 6. make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource); a bold or daring feat 8. resist an attack made on you or something; protect from harm or danger 9. the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles 11. possessing or showing courage or determination 13. eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly 14. the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code 15. the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior 18. a companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an organization 20. relating to or denoting the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century up to the Norman Conquest 21. closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered 22. make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried

Down 1. a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation 2. showing great courage in the face of danger; especially in battle 3. climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface); organize and initiate 5. give an authoritative order 7. a literary genre popular from roughly the 5th to the 15th centuries, focusing on adventures, chivalry, and often courtly love, often featuring knights, kings, or distressed ladies as central characters 10. a formal request to an authority for something 12. (of a person or their manner) quiet or rather reflective or depressed; (of color or lighting) soft and restrained 16. look at all parts of something carefully in order to detect some feature; cause (a surface object or part of the body to be traversed by an electromagnetic beam 17. say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something 19. make or shape a metal object by heating it