The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. The tales are told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury Cathedral. The four crossword solutions, REEVE (5 letters), NUN (3 letters), KNIGHT (6 letters), and MILLER (6 letters), all refer to one of the characters in the Canterbury Tales. The REEVE is a land steward, the NUN is a religious figure, the KNIGHT is a nobleman, and the MILLER is a tradesman.