26-12-2019, 11:35 PM
You are referring to the "Zinnen", right? Or the "Festung" per se? Because I don't really recognize the swallowtail ("Schwalbenschwanz") battlements in the picture. Where is this fastness, and what is it called?
I'm into castles very much, myself, but I did not have time to look for a database of swallowtail battlements in use over time
Maybe a task for the future.
In my harm opinion, there is no connection to the language spoken, at a certain time. Castles and lands were taken & lost like in a split moment. What is known is, that invaders quickly adapted to local customs, mostly including architecture, but also language, out of necessity. "When in Rome, do like the romans do", so to say.
We are slightly straying from the thread topic.. But I would like to learn more about your idea with castles and languages.
I'm into castles very much, myself, but I did not have time to look for a database of swallowtail battlements in use over time
Maybe a task for the future.In my harm opinion, there is no connection to the language spoken, at a certain time. Castles and lands were taken & lost like in a split moment. What is known is, that invaders quickly adapted to local customs, mostly including architecture, but also language, out of necessity. "When in Rome, do like the romans do", so to say.
We are slightly straying from the thread topic.. But I would like to learn more about your idea with castles and languages.