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 Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:41 am
From stone fortresses to elaborate palaces - castles played a crucial role in medieval history (and fantasy). Let us all come and discuss these magnificent structures. I'll admit that I made this thread more to learn than to teach, since I love castles, but know very little about them. I'll start off the discussion with a little Wikipedia blog that will help frame the discussion: A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning, but it is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms fort or fortress in that it describes a building which serves as a residence and commands a specific territory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:18 am
This is the castle in the city centre where I live...
Here's where you can find out a lot more information about it: Norwich Castle
It was built by the Normans under William the Conqueror.
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Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:59 pm
Wow Mel, that's some cool castle. And you get to see that almost every day? Nice!
We have a castle around here in Guatemala but it's in Puerto Barrios (far from where I live) and I can't find a pic of it right now but I will in a while. Well, not only a picture but more info on it as well. 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:35 am
I'd have to say some of the castles that I like are the ones in Ireland but that's just my irish roots talking. There is a beauty in how they were built to stand against not only the elements but against others. It's the feeling from older castles I like the best. When I can almost feel and hear (which kinda ain't to hard since I do practice witchcraft) the people or memories they hold. In a nut shell it's the ambience they give off that attracts people to them. In r/t or role-play it's how the castle is described, from it's structure to the overall feel that makes them special.
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:08 pm
i love the castles in Ireland and scotland they're some of the most beautiful things I've ever seen
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:50 pm
I have always loved castles!
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:08 am
Norwich is one of the most historic cities in the UK, including impressive medieval architecture. Europe has a lot to offer in that area as well, especially Prague (how I love that place, can't wait to go back again!)
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:27 am
DemonicNightshade I'd have to say some of the castles that I like are the ones in Ireland but that's just my irish roots talking. There is a beauty in how they were built to stand against not only the elements but against others... By standing against others I guess you mean medieval lords competed to see who could build the grandest most beautiful castle, sort of like towns did with cathedrals?
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:25 pm
Need a Cathedral/Religious Building thread now don't we? Heh...
I've got lots of stuff I could say on such things.
You're right though.
Norwich Cathedral is basically just a great big stone cube, but it was powerful in its day. It was built by the Normans under William the Conqueror after all.
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:57 am
I wonder how often castles actually were used as strongholds during seiges. I think more often than not their presence alone deterred many an enemy. Also some castles were more like palaces than forts I think. My knowledge of castles is not great.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:01 pm
I love castles. I wish I lived in a country that had more historical things like that.
Some castles do look alot more like palaces than forts. Maybe in the Renaissance, when people became more educated and into art, they decided to make their castles look better... I haven't studied castles in quite a while.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:10 pm
Norwich Castle was more of a fortress. Just look at the battlements on top. I've been up there, and you can see from there that it was a place constructed primarily for defence.
This next place - Framlingham Castle, is about an hour's drive from where I live. It's in Suffolk, below Norfolk. Take a look at its structure...I've not been there yet, but I should be going there around my birthday.
I'll post more information when I've been there.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:04 pm
Yea. Castles are cool. There is a castle like building but its not relly like a castle. Its like about 40 miles or so were I live (the USA). Relly i'm sorta afrade that I might be called dumb for thinking this is a castle but I say it maybe a castle. Actully, I relly don't concider this a castal but it is cool that it looks like one Website of the castleMy pairents told me that some band proformed here a long time ago. Thies are the list of bands that plaied there even Kiss List of Bands that playied thereOh, some people buy castals somewere in Europe but they have to keep it perfect and not destroy anything. every other castal is eather owned by the contrey or someone else.
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:52 pm
It's a type of castle, but it's not from the medieval times or before. This is because the USA's history is only a few hundred years old. America's history in general goes a lot further of course because European settlers didn't move in until after Christopher Columbus landed on its shores in 1492. However the USA wasn't established until much later. So, unfortunately, North America doesn't have much in the way of history in the same way Europe has.
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:07 am
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