Medieval Castles

Medieval Castles - A Powerful and Secretive Legacy in Stone

Medieval Castles have a unique hold on our romantic visions of the past - and for good reason. These structures have withstood the centuries and have many stories to tell.

Links to Medieval Castle information, articles and essays

There are a lot of interesting things written about Medieval Castles.

The Design Secrets of Medieval Castles: Design Secrets of Medieval Castles Medieval Castles were more than just large fortresses with massive stone walls. They were ingeniously designed fortifications that used many brilliant and creative ways to protect their inhabitants from attacking enemies.
The Medieval Castle Website: A website devoted to Medieval Castles including pictures taken inside a thousand year old castle.
Information about how castles were sieged: Catapults, trebuchets and other ingenious means were used to siege and take down castles.
A Castle Floor Plan: How were medieval castles designed? Here is a floorplan.
Life in a Medieval Castle: An interesting article about how life was lived ina medieval castle.
Heroic Dreams blog - a blog about all things medieval: Interesting blog that covers all sorts of medieval topics from castles to knights and more.
Map of german castles: Nice Interactive map of German Castles.
Want to make your own miniature Trebuchet?: Really Nice tutorial on how to make your own miniature siege engine called a Trebuchet.
Make your own Catapult: This is a tutorial on how to make your own miniature, table top sized catapult so you can storm your own castle.
Pictures and Posters of Medieval Castles: Pictures and Posters of Medieval Castles.
The Catapult Game: Make a tiny catapult out of popsicle sticks and play the Catapult Game.
A look at a castle floor plan - The Chestow Castle: An Interesting Look at a Castle Floor Plan
This is the Floor Plan of the Chepstow Castle on the river Wye in Great Britain. It shows some interesting facts and developments of Medieval Castles. Medieval castles changed a lot over the course of the five hundred years of the middle ages.
Castle Gaillard: The Siege of a Medieval Castle: How the Castle of Richard the Lion-Hearted was sieged and taken.
Medieval Music: A brief explanation of Medieval Music from Chants to instrumentals.
The Appeal of Living a More Medieval Life - My first SCA Meeting » The Heroic Dreams Blog: A little bit about the Society for Creative Anachronism