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Encastellation (sometimes castellation,
which can also mean crenellation) is the
process whereby the
feudal kingdoms of
Europe became dotted with castles...
- the 11th century,
Calabria was the
first province affected by
Norman encastellation. In 1046
William Iron Arm
began construction of
Stridula (a
large castle...
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spread a
unique Romanesque idiom to England,
Italy and Ireland, and the
encastellation of
these regions with
keeps in
their north French style fundamentally...
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first raided by the Anglo-Normans in 1177 but not
until 1237 did
encastellation begin under Richard Mor de
Burgh (c. 1194–1242). New
towns were founded...
- of the
ancient Roman structures they
tried to emulate.
Besides the
encastellation of the countryside, the
Normans erected several religious buildings...
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thanks to this project. Star fort
replaced medieval fortifications.
Encastellation Rocca di
Manerba del
Garda Castle Site of
Montbazon These defenses were...
- age.
Other archeological findings concern Bruttian graves. The
first encastellation can be
ascribed to the
Normans who
built the
castle on the
cliff under...
- and
regained something of its
former independence, but at the cost of
encastellation and
settlement under Richard Mór de
Burgh (died 1242) and his son, Walter...
- and
regained something of its
former independence, but at the cost of
encastellation and
settlement under Richard Mór de
Burgh (died 1242) and his son, Walter...
- and set a
precedent for the
partitioning of the
Gaetan duchy and its
encastellation,
which corroded ducal authority over time. In 962,
Gaeta put itself...
