Abstract
During the past twenty-five years scholars have become increasingly aware of the inadequacy of the technical vocabulary available for describing medieval fortifications. For example, the French word chateau is currently used to denote numerous structures varying from fortified private dwellings to grandiose 16th-century country houses to massive castles like Crac des Chevaliers. By contrast, the English word castle evokes an image of the vast military complexes built by Edward I in Wales, and it is only with great difficulty that the imagination can be stretched to envision the blockhouses and towers sur-
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