Morten St George Theory

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You have found swallowtail merlons in northern Italy. Now show me a coned tower with balcony from northern Italy and you win.

There's no proof that it's a coned tower. We've discussed this before.

See the two tickmarks at the top corners of the tower? It's similar to the tower a few inches away, just slightly smaller and less detailed:



That usually means it's a saddleback tower with a flag at each apex, a common style in Bavaria and parts of Lombardy at the time. I've posted pictures of saddlebacks on another thread.