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Yes, I remember studying Motte and Baileys at school, many, many years ago. It should be an interesting project for you. I will be interested in how you do the circular fortified walls usings brown log pieces. Richard. "James Stacey" (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Does a Motte and Bailey have to be round? It's been a while since I read all those history texts of that era, but I thought such a thing is any wooden fort built on a hill, where the hill is most often man-made from earth moved from the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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After some building and photographing, I'm pleased to announce an update to my site. (URL) More News (story), including two battles! (relatively small) the plot thickens! * News Pictures of Coplton Marketplace with Rikly's Blacksmith shop and the NA (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce)
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(...) They were typically round, but the "keep" on the center of the hill is often square. The perimeter wall is often round. If anybody can prove me wrong, say so! (...) Rob robo2705@hotmail.com (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hiya... Just thought I'd share some pics from my new chapter which is comming soon... (URL) ya like it.... the pics are from my teaser poster on brickshelf I posted a few days ago...!!! (URL) ) www.ozbricks.com/andrastavia andrastavia@ozbricks.com (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Here are some links to images of hstoric motte-and-bailey castles: (URL) looking at these it seems that the walls weren't necessarily round, but sometimes were straight with rounded corners. Though there are doubtless countless more examples (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Like it? I LOVE it! Those are fantastic! I'm working on my own castle-based kingdom now, but your stuff puts me to shame... Oh well, back to the drawing board... ;) I cannot wait to see more. Please?!? Henry (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) in the making, and I'm glad it's almost here. -- Pawel (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) [SNIP] (...) Lenny, Nice job! I like your storyline, it has a lot of potential for conflicts (which I like): intrigue, territorial disputes, a heavy-handed occupying government, freedom fighters, etc. I like the two battles, too. I like how (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Lenny, Nice work here. As I think I've said before, I like your cities. They are tiny but give a great feeling of a bustling, busy place where people are living their lives. Your storyline is also well done. I like the news clip feeling that it has. (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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