A picture of Conisbrough castle in South Yorkshire (I think). See the old 'motte' and 'bailey' style.
Motte and Bailey: Castles used to be built in wood at the beginning, and a motte (French word meaning mount or piece of turf) was used to make access difficult. A bailey (the outer wall of a castle) was built around the castle, together with a ditch (foso in Spanish) filled with water for protection. The land from the excavation of the ditch was used to build the motte.
In Colombia, had the opportunity to meet my old friends. We remembered past times and somehow we still share happiness, nostalgia about the past and expectations about the future.
Et au jour d'hui, J ai joué du football avec quelques étudiants francais, c'etait drole!
Castles, like friends, might get old, but do not change, do they?
Motte and Bailey: Castles used to be built in wood at the beginning, and a motte (French word meaning mount or piece of turf) was used to make access difficult. A bailey (the outer wall of a castle) was built around the castle, together with a ditch (foso in Spanish) filled with water for protection. The land from the excavation of the ditch was used to build the motte.
In Colombia, had the opportunity to meet my old friends. We remembered past times and somehow we still share happiness, nostalgia about the past and expectations about the future.
Et au jour d'hui, J ai joué du football avec quelques étudiants francais, c'etait drole!
Castles, like friends, might get old, but do not change, do they?
Some history of the Conisbrough Castle can be found at:
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