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Re: Norman Keep
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:36:01 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Magnus Lauglo wrote:
> Kai,
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> Thanks for the comments.
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> > yes, very nice moc !
> > the interior is very cool - the "chimney" looks great !
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> Thanks, its a design I've used ina couple of MOCs before.
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> > why did you use brown and no grey plates for the roof ? I thought the
> > norman`s build them out of stone or lead.
> > But maybe an early keep... :) very nice compact work.
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> I had the impression that ceilings/floors weren't generally made out of stone
> until around 1200 or so. I'm sure it would have varied as all castles were
> different.
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> The keep isn't completely historically accurate. It was pointed out to me later
> that machicolations, murder holes etc, might not have appeared by the Norman
> period. I've also hear conflicting things about whether a stone keep was
> actually safe on top of a motte (represented by the raised baseplate), or
> whether it woud have been too heavy.
I like the moat as a natural "defenceline" the most ! :)
> I know that some mottes were topped by a
> shell keep instead, which is like a sort of very high and think circular wall
> and is less heavy. But overall I'm quite pleased with it, now I just need to
> figure out how I want to expand my castle.
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> cheers
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> Magnus
Expand the castle : what about a nice siege scene with lots of evil knight in
front of the castle :)
Kai
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| Kai, (...) I'm not sure if you understood, the "motte" (as opposed to "moat") was the steep, often man made made, hill that early castles were often built on top of. I know that sometimes when a wooden motte and bailey castle (wooden fort with a big (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| Kai, Thanks for the comments. (...) Thanks, its a design I've used ina couple of MOCs before. (...) I had the impression that ceilings/floors weren't generally made out of stone until around 1200 or so. I'm sure it would have varied as all castles (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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