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Larisa (Greek: Λάρισα, also Κάστρο Λάρισα, "Castle Larisa") is the ancient and medieval acropolis of Argos, located on a high rocky hill, within the town's boundaries to the west. According to Strabo , it is named for a group of Pelasgians . [ 1 ]
Castle of Almourol [1] Castelo Branco [1] Castle of Idanha [1] Castle of Monsanto [1] Castle of Penha Garcia [1] Castle of Pombal [2] Castle of Soure - received and reconstructed in March 1128, was the first castle of the Knights Templar. [16] Old town of Tomar, including the Castle, the Convent of the Order of Christ and the Church of Santa ...
Below are lists of castles in Europe, organized by country: Sovereign states. Windsor Castle, England, United Kingdom Tavastia Castle, Hämeenlinna, ...
This is the List of castles in Latvia, which includes fortified residences of Western European conquerors built in the area of present-day Latvia before the 17th century. There are about 140 medieval castles in the area, therefore this list is not complete.
The castle dungeon was a wooden raft at the bottom of a well. Prisoners were lowered by rope and would remain there until a ransom was paid. [4] [6] In 1339, Ludwig gifted the castle to Count Rudolph II of the Electorate of the Palatinate, his nephew. [8] According to a decree of 1473 [which?], the castle saw use as a prison and court. [9]
In Ireland, as in Britain and most of Europe, encastellation was primarily a Norman venture. The first castles were motte-and-baileys built on the expanding frontier of the English Pale and within it to control the local population, according to Gerald of Wales. Stone castles were slow to develop, appearing in the late thirteenth century.
The castle's history dates to a fortress, Krogen (lit. 'the Hook'), built in the early 15th century by the Danish king, Eric of Pomerania.The king insisted on payment of sound dues by all ships wishing to enter or leave the Baltic Sea through the Øresund; to help enforce his demands, he built a powerful fortress at the narrowest point in the Sound.
The Kingdom of Aragon (Aragonese: Reino d'Aragón; Catalan: Regne d'Aragó; Latin: Regnum Aragoniae; Spanish: Reino de Aragón) was a medieval and early modern kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain.