Places: The Castle

You don't build a great castle just all at once.

Runkelstein Castle, Territory of Ritten, South Tyrol, Italy

"Stari grad Dubovac"

Thurso Castle, Scottish Highlands

Szigligeti Vár, the Balaton Castle

When one thinks of British architecture, their impressive castles jump to mind. The history of the castle in Britian is long, bloody, and very fascinating.

'The Peel Ring of Lumphanan' Ancient Settlement Earthworks, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The castle construction began in the 12th century with St. Margaret’s Chapel. Built on an extinct volcanic mountain, it is one of the oldest fortified places in Europe. The structure served as a military stronghold and a Royal residence, while parts remain in military use. Throughout its history, the castle suffered many sieges and changed hands numerous times. The castle is the most besieged place in Britain. The castle’s defenses evolved over time, with a Half Moon Battery built after a siege in 1573, armed with bronze guns known as the Seven Sisters, while more guns defended the Argyle Battery. Edinburgh Castle was home to many kings and queens. Queen Margaret, who was later made a saint, died there in 1093. The Great Hall was completed in 1511 for King James IV to host banquets and events. Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to her son James VI in 1566, and he became king of Scotland at 13 months old and united the crowns of England and Scotland in 1603. No one lives at the castle. Since the 17thcentury, it’s been used as a military base. Over 600 soldiers were housed in the New Barracks during the Napoleonic Wars with France, while hundreds of prisoners were locked in the vaults. The oldest Crown jewels in Britain are on display in the Crown Room. The castle is open to the public and has a tea room and a café.

Fortifications of the Castle of Montreuil-Bellay, Anjou region of central France

French vintage postcard

Muralla, escalera y Alcázar, Segovia, 2016.

Fort de Latte

Uhh...

In the explore section, before attacking Enbarr, GK goes :

Enbarr's history goes back 1,400 years. That even predates the founding of the Empire.

Which is confirmed in by the History books (Rhea landing around there in -41) and Nopes.

A Monk even says :

Did you know? A magnificent canal flows through downtown Enbarr.  It's said to have been constructed under the guidance of Saint Seiros before the Empire was even formed. Ever since, that canal has been a major lifeline for the capital's development.

But then Judith says :

It's not just big. This city was designed to protect the castle where the emperor lives.  It's as though the city itself is a massive stronghold.

So?

Enbarr existed before Adrestia, but it was re-designed to protect Willy’s castle? Rhea in a typical “Treehouse 5D chess” moment created that canal, to serve as a fortification somehow, because 40 years later Willy would become Emperor and it will serve to protect his new castle?

Or...

Enbarr existed before Adrestia, Nopes indicates there used to be a noble there (jury’s out about Willy being one of the many lords of Enbarr or The Lord of Enbarr!) who would have had a palace/castle before Seiros the Warrior popped up. Seiros made her canal and developped the city. And maybe later on, as Adrestia prepared for war and built forts around (Myrddin iirc) Enbarr was fortified too, to protect the palace/castle ?

Edit : I’ve checked around the script and all, and it’s the “designed” to part that was a bit weird - in the jp/cn scripts it’s more something like the city had the task to protect the palace, but it doesn’t mean it was specifically designed, since the beginning, to do so.

Double Edit : I was mistaken on “designed” because it has two meanings, and I brainfarted (no thanks to the french loc this time), it’s coherent with the jp meaning if you take “designed” as “this city was chosen” meaning, but not as the “designed” like “it was built/conceived this way for this purpose”

(pour une fois c’est toutes les trad EU qui se sont merdées)

On the top od the hill

Castello Estense. Ferrara, Italy

March 25, 2024

Essaouira

Făgăraș Fortress, Transylvania

Built in 1310. on the site of a former 12th century wooden fortress, burned by the Tartars in 1241, Fagaras was enlarged between the 15th and 17th centuries when it was considered one of the strongest fortifications in Transylvania. The fortress is surrounded by two rows of walls, the space between them being filled with earth; the result is one sturdy eight-meter thick wall.

The fortress was surrounded by a deep moat which, in times of war or social unrest, could easily be filled with water from a nearby mountain brook, which is why it has never been conquered. A bridge over the moat provided the only access point. The fortress boasts strong defending walss and five watch towers. All armed attacks on the fortress were unsuccessful, its eventual downfall coming as a result of inside treason.