Castle
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| A '''castle''' is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the [[Middle Ages]]. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning, but it is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms [[fort]] or [[fortress]] in that it describes a building which serves as a residence of a [[monarch]] or [[noble]] and commands a specific territory. | A '''castle''' is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the [[Middle Ages]]. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning, but it is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms [[fort]] or [[fortress]] in that it describes a building which serves as a residence of a [[monarch]] or [[noble]] and commands a specific territory. | ||
| + | ==Examples== | ||
| + | *[[Čachtice Castle]] | ||
| == Namesakes == | == Namesakes == | ||
| *[[The Castle of Otranto]] | *[[The Castle of Otranto]] | ||
| - | ²*[[Čachtice Castle]] | ||
| *[[Nightmare Castle]] | *[[Nightmare Castle]] | ||
| *[[Axel's Castle]] | *[[Axel's Castle]] | ||
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| *[[The Castle of Fu Manchu]] | *[[The Castle of Fu Manchu]] | ||
| *[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)]] | *[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)]] | ||
| - | *[[The Play at the Castle]] | + | |
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A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning, but it is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms fort or fortress in that it describes a building which serves as a residence of a monarch or noble and commands a specific territory.
Examples
Namesakes
- The Castle of Otranto
- Nightmare Castle
- Axel's Castle
- The Castle (novel)
- The Castle of Fu Manchu
- Howl's Moving Castle (film)
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