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Across 7. the author of most early British folk ballads 10. Canterbury Tale with theme: "the love of money is the root of all evil" 12. buried 15. physically or mentally skillful 16. Medieval period in British Literature 19. Archbishop of Canterbury was was murdered 22. fearful or timid 24. knight who is hesistant to throw Arthur's sword into the lake 26. author of Morte d' Arthur 28. pleaded, asked or begged 29. "The Twa Corbies" 30. Sir Gawain and the ___ 31. into parts or pieces

Down 1. legendary sword of King Arthur 2. literary device used by Chaucer to poke fun at people's flaws or weaknesses 3. nobility of spirit 4. song-llike poem that tells a story 5. common theme of folk ballads 6. gray haired and wise 8. purpose for characters going to Canterbury 9. conversation in folk ballads (or any literary work) 10. danger 11. doing what is right 13. subject of Morte d' Arthur 14. searched through and robbed 17. author of The Canterbury Tales 18. example: Oh, where ha'e ye been, Lord Randall my son?" 20. which ballad focuses on the pain of lost love or love that is not returned 21. form of language used by people from different regions 23. the repetition of key phrases in a ballad or poem 25. "Get Up and Bar the Door" is more ___ than the three ballads 27. pretended