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They were art treasures. Among those surviving, some still are.

posted by BC-A on March 18, 2017 at 12:45 PM | link to this | reply

A whole lot of thought went into attacking and defending castles. There is a lot of science behind both.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on March 18, 2017 at 9:06 AM | link to this | reply

That makes so much sense, and very interesting.  I've always thought it was unrealistic the way movies show that wars were fought in the past... where two lines of men just charge at each other?   I know it's partially true, but the concept is both brutal and crazy. 

posted by -blackcat on March 18, 2017 at 7:18 AM | link to this | reply

yes all those history classes....I can't remember the name of the movie but it was about the battle between saladdin and the christian king for jerusalem...that one was probably more realistic than most

posted by Annicita on March 17, 2017 at 9:50 PM | link to this | reply

They'd just wait it out. I love this stuff.

posted by Sea_Gypsy on March 17, 2017 at 4:30 PM | link to this | reply