Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Bent entrance. A bent or indirect entrance is a defensive feature in medieval fortification. [1] In a castle with a bent entrance, the gate passage is narrow and turns sharply. Its purpose is to slow down attackers attempting to rush the gate and impede the use of battering rams against doors. It is often combined with means for an active ...
Castle of Topoľčany in Slovakia. Medieval fortification refers to medieval military methods that cover the development of fortification construction and use in Europe, roughly from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the Renaissance. During this millennium, fortifications changed warfare, and in turn were modified to suit new tactics ...
A castle doctrine, also known as a castle law or a defense of habitation law, is a legal doctrine that designates a person's abode or any legally occupied place (for example, an automobile or a home) as a place in which that person has protections and immunities permitting one, in certain circumstances, to use force (up to and including deadly force) to defend oneself against an intruder, free ...
The Vianden castle was built on the site of an ancient Roman castellum. The basement appears to have been a Carolingianrefuge. Historically, the first count of Viandenwas mentioned in 1090. The castle continued to be the seat of the Vianden's influential counts until the beginning of the 15th century.[1]
Battlement. A battlement, in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences. [1]
Fortified tower. Gate towers at Harlech Castle. A fortified tower (also defensive tower or castle tower or, in context, just tower) is one of the defensive structures used in fortifications, such as castles, along with defensive walls such as curtain walls. Castle towers can have a variety of different shapes and fulfil different functions.
In Monster Castle Defense, protect your queen from the evil human army that wants to destroy her. Summon monsters, upgrade, and evolve a powerful army. Summon monsters, upgrade, and evolve a ...
Maryland also continues to follow common law principles on the issue of when one may use deadly force in self-defense. In the case of State v.Faulkner, 301 Md. 482, 485, 483 A.2d 759, 761 (1984), the Court of Appeals of Maryland summarized those principles, and stated that a homicide, other than felony murder, is justified on the ground of self-defense if the following criteria are satisfied: