Early European Castles: Aristocracy and Authority, AD 800-1200

by Oliver H. Creighton

Medieval castles were, alongside the great cathedrals, the most recognisable buildings of the medieval world. Closely associated with concepts of justice, lordship and authority as well as military might, castles came to encapsulate the period's very essence.

Looking at above and below-ground evidence and examining a wide variety of sites - from towering donjons to earth and timber castles - in different parts of western Europe, this book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780930313
• ISBN13: 9781780930312
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.4"