Shield wall (castle)
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title:
Shield wall (castle)
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A shield wall, also shield-wall or Schildmauer, refers to the highest and strongest curtain wall, or tower of a castle that defends the only practicable line of approach to a castle built on a mountain, hill or headland. German sources may refer to a shield wall that protects two or more sides as a Hoher Mantel or Mantelmauer, which is variously translated as "mantle-wall", "mantle wall" or "high screen-wall". There is often no clear, definitive distinction between a shield wall and a mantle wal
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Curtain wall which defends the only practical line of approach to a hill castle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_wall_(castle)
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2024-04-16T13:35:08Z
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