https://www.isegoria.net/2022/12/castle-design-assumes-the-enemy-will-reach-the-walls/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:05:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2022/12/castle-design-assumes-the-enemy-will-reach-the-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-3576248 Faze Fri, 02 Dec 2022 23:51:34 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=49463#comment-3576248 In the book Beau Geste, the walls of the fort are defended by the bodies of the dead, propped up in the crenelations with their rifles.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2022/12/castle-design-assumes-the-enemy-will-reach-the-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-3576206 Adar Fri, 02 Dec 2022 12:13:41 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=49463#comment-3576206 Krak of the Chevaliers, if you can, is a must-see in your life time. With the war there now, it’s more or less impossible.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2022/12/castle-design-assumes-the-enemy-will-reach-the-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-3576201 PM Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:45:07 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=49463#comment-3576201 Fun fact: Caerphilly Castle in South Wales (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caerphilly_Castle#In_popular_culture), the second largest castle by area in the UK (after Windsor) had a peacetime garrison of approximately 30.

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