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Chapters I-III

· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Yonge, Charlotte Mary. The Lances of Lynwood. A Public Domain Book, 2012. Ebook.

· In Chapter I, the time of Edward III’s reign has ushered in peace and prosperity in England.

· This is especially true in the village of Lynwood in Somersetshire, where among the cottages and farmhouses arises an ancient Keep made of gray stone.

· It is strongly fortified but less for protection than as a mark of the owner’s rank.

· The moat is filled with water and clear of weeds.

· The drawbridge is well covered with dirt, but it is overgrown at the edges with grass.

· There are spikes on the portcullis, but ivy twines around the gate.

· At night the archway is guarded by two large doors that can be pushed open.

· The castle is managed by the old seneschal...

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