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Jamb
Upright side of a door frame or window
Jambarts
Armour for the lower leg. See Greaves
Joggled
Construction held together using overlapping joints
Joinery
The smaller items of woodwork. Door, windows etc
Joist
A beam that supports a floor
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Keep
Donjon; The defendable central part of a Norman castle. Either a Hall-keep with living quaters or a Shell-keep with open centre and walls with a sentry-walk
Kern
A lightly-armed foot soldier from Ireland or Scotland
Keystone
The voussoir at the top of the arch or vault
Knight
A medieval warrior belonging to a lord and providing military service to that lord
Knight-Bachelor
A lower ranked knight identified by the pennon worn the lance
Knight-Banneret
A higher ranked knight identified by the banner he flew
Knights Templar
Military and religious order founded in 1118 (More...)
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Lady Chapel
Chapel dedicated to the Virgin at the East end of the church
Lance
A common weapon for both foot-soldiers and cavalry
Lancet window
Slender pointed window usually found in groups
Laver
The place where monks could wash within the cloister
lierne
Small ornamental sections of vaulting rib joining the main ribs
Lintel
Flat beam above a window or door
Longbow
A powerful bow up to six foot in height requiring great strength to draw
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