15thc perception on swallowtail merlons?
A few more:
1. Castel Montani di Sopra is incorrectly labeled as Burg Untermontani. The correct pairs are Castel Montani di Sopra/Burg Obermontani and Castel Montani di Sotto/Burg Untermontani.
Burg Obermontani was erected by Graf Albert III. von Tirol in 1228 and passed into the hands of the Montanis in 1299. The House of Montani was a side branch of the House of Montalban, who had been in the service of the Grafen since the mid-12th century (in fact, it's probably just the name of the Montalbans who settled in the Vinschgau). It remained theirs until the lineage ended in the 17th century.
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Burg Untermontani was built for the House of Montalban sometime in the 13th century. It was inherited by the Montanis and sold in 1355. 
Both of them have swallowtail merlons. 
2. Schloss Braunsberg was built by the House of Braunsberg, another family of Dienstmannen of the Graf von Tirol, who held it until the 15th century. According to legend, the lady of the castle, Jutta von der Burg, jumped into the valley below in 1393, after being accused of infidelity. In 1510, a substantial section of the castle also fell into the valley.
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3. Castel Varco/Laimburg was repaired at the end of the 14th century, only to be abandoned another century later. 
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4. Torre Vanga, Trento, built in the 12th century and constinuously expaned until the 15th. 
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5. Fresco of Burg Stenico in the Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trento, dating to around 1400. 
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RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - by Pierre Dumont Himself - 29-05-2026, 06:12 PM
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