The Voynich Ninja

In this post I propose to consider the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. castle. It is in northern Italy and features many resemblanes with the VMS "castle" imagery. Here is a picture of the castle:

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Several interseting parallels can be made with the VMS. Apart from the obvious presence of swallowtail merlons, and its geographic location, this castle sits atop a mountain, overlooking a lake, and has long walls of merlons, just like in the VMS:

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Note that just like the VMS, these walls are also quite close to a large body of water. Here is another section of the swallowtail wall:

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Compare the above images with the classic VMS castle:

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The castle is also known for its medieval herbal garden:

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Finally, some frescoes inside the castle look interesting. It also contained a zodiac room, whcih is unfortuantely today a little bit destroyed.

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What do you guys think?

Personally, given the known inaccuracies in the VMS, I don't think that the castle is likely to represent an actual castle in real life. Especially given the scale and the general nondescript nature of the castle (swallowtails withstanding).

But I think that this castle is as good as any other given the general location.

Love it!

Hmm, I looked for the zodiac frescoes and found Leo and Cancer, which sadly do not match the VM imagery at all.
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(29-03-2026, 11:47 AM)Bernd Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Hmm, I looked for the zodiac frescoes and found Leo and Cancer, which sadly do not match the VM imagery at all.
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Could it be that the castle is only the inspiration for the castle illustration? And nothing else?

Quote:Michel Pastoureau (“Une histoire symbolique du Moyen Âge occidental”, 2004) suggested that the Visconti were originally the lords of Angera, on Lake Maggiore. The “biscione” could then be a canting device, since the name Angera can be interpreted as “the place of the snakes” (“anguis” is Latin for “snake”).

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