The World's Most Mysterious CastlesDundurn, 16.10.2005 - 304 sivua 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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... defenders could sneak out silently and get into the besieger's camp to wreak havoc under cover of darkness. Many of these ancient castles and fortresses are filled with mystery. Ghosts and spectres are reported by numerous sensible and ...
... did a lot more damage when it was hurtling downwards. The higher the hill, the greater advantage the defenders had at the summit. There are many of these early fortifications in Canada and 16 THE WORLD'S MOST MYSTERIOUS CASTLES.
... the exhibits in Dorchester Museum is the spine of one of the unfortunate Maiden Castle defenders — with a Roman arrowhead still lodged in it. France is famous for Mont Beuvray and the excavated Gallic. An Outline History of Fortifications ...
... defenders could unleash lethal storms of arrows, spears, stones, and boiling oil on any attackers who were foolhardy enough to pass the outer curtain walls and make an attempt on the inner strongholds. But James was by no means a ...
... defenders of a tower at Mortella Point in Corsica in 1794. The basic principle of the Martello tower was that its rounded shape would tend to deflect cannon shot rather than take the worst of the impact full on. The walls were also very ...