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A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars usually consider a castle to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a mansion, palace and villa, whose main purpose was โฆ See more
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The word castle is derived from the Latin word castellum, which is a diminutive of the word See moreAntecedents
Historian Charles Coulson states that the accumulation of wealth and resources, such as food, led to the need for defensive structures. The โฆ See moreThe positioning of castles was influenced by the available terrain. Whereas hill castles such as Marksburg were common in Germany, where 66 per cent of all known medieval were highland area while 34 per cent were on low-lying land, they formed a minority of โฆ See more
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A motte was an earthen mound with a flat top. It was often artificial, although sometimes it โฆ See moreOnce the site of a castle had been selected โ whether a strategic position or one intended to dominate the landscape as a mark of power โฆ See more
Due to the lord's presence in a castle, it was a centre of administration from where he controlled his lands. He relied on the support of those below him, as without the support of his more powerful tenants a lord could expect his power to be undermined. Successful lords โฆ See more
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- Release Date: 2009-03-09
- Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Runtime: 43
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