The World's Most Mysterious CastlesDundurn, 16.10.2005 г. - 304 страници Castles are among the most mysterious buildings on earth. Their grimly silent stones are signposts to a past filled with high adventure, grim tragedies, and glorious victories. Ghosts, hauntings, and other paranormal phenomena are frequently reported from castles. Do strange paranormal powers lurk among their ancient ruins? The World's Most Mysterious Castles takes you on a journey through hidden chambers and subterranean tunnels of castles all over the world. Their walls served the sinister needs of spies, traitors, and assassins. Do the spirits of attackers and defenders who died in long-forgotten sieges still linger where they fell? Screams of unbearable pain and despair were muffled within their deepest, darkest torture dungeons. Do they echo there still? |
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... Castle designers made them as indestructible as possible against marauders and even hostile armies. Equally, at least in the so-called developed world, we have had to make fortresses of our homes. We have learnt how best to protect them ...
... castle's oubliette took the place of a gas chamber. Its floor opened, and the individuals plunged to the floor below, into a room from which there was no escape; their cries unheeded, they were left to starve to death. Small wonder ...
... castle that we have visited, researched, and photographed has had its share of history and mystery, heroism and horror to impart. But what has intrigued us most is the way in which the typical castle seems to be a projection of what ...
... castle. There was a large territory to be subdued and ruled, and William's Norman lieutenants needed to erect castles as quickly as they could. The motteand-bailey design was their answer. In the eleventh century, people, oxen, and ...
... Castle walls — whether of wood or stone — could easily be undermined. Stone walls were an improvement, and they were very fire-resistant compared to wooden walls, but they could still be undermined, and the weight of the stone made ...