The Battle of Hastings (vocabulary)

archer - lučištník, lukostřelec

noun - the person who uses a bow to shoot arrows

army - armáda, vojsko

noun - a large number of soldiers

arrow - šíp

noun - a long sharp object shot from a bow

attack - útočit, zaútočit, napadnout

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

battle - boj, bitva, souboj, zápas

noun - a fight between enemies

battlefield - bitevní pole

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

brave - statečný, odvážný

adjective - fearless, having courage

bury - pohřbít

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

cavalry - kavalérie, jezdectvo, jízda (jezdectvo)

noun - soldiers on horseback

commander - velitel

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

conquer - dobýt

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

defensive - obranný, ochranný, defenzivní

adjective - protecting oneself from being criticised

disfigure - znetvořit, zohavit

verb - to ruin the appearance of sth or sb

divide - rozdělit, oddělit

verb - to separate into pieces

flank - křídlo (voj.)

noun - the side of a military formation

flee - utéct, uprchnout, rozprchnout se

verb - to escape hurriedly

headstone - náhrobek, náhrobní kámen

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

horseman - jezdec (na koni)

noun - a person skilled at riding horses

infantry - pěchota

noun - the soldiers who fight on foot

knight - rytíř

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

mounted - na koni

adjective - on a horse

rank - řada (voj.)

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

rely - spoléhat, spolehnout se

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

retreat - ustoupit

verb - to move back, to withdraw

rumour - zvěst, fáma, neověřená zpráva

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

shield - štít

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

spear - kopí, oštěp

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

tactic - taktika

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

tapestry - tapiserie

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

threaten - vyhrožovat

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

trample - udupat, zadupat

verb - to injure or damage by stepping on roughly

victory - vítězství

noun - a success in winning in something

weaken - slábnout, oslabit

verb - to become weaker, to lose strength