Castle

A castle (from Latin castellum) is a defensive structure symbolic of the Middle Ages. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its precise meaning, but a castle is usually considered to be the "private fortified residence" of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a fortress, which was not a home, or a fortified town, which was a public defence. Over the extended period of time that castles were built they took on a great many forms... more
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