1) Pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral > relics martyr of Thomas Beckett
2) 29 pilgrims (inc. Chaucer)
3) Host > Harry Bailey
4) Location Tabard Inn
5) Competition > 4 stories in total
Prize > free meal upon their return
Draw sticks > knight draws the shortest one, so he starts first
6) Description of spring (pagan)
7) Estate satire > satire on the different classes in society
Prologue keeps everything together + provides an overview of pilgrims