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August 31, 2020

Burg Wack

Burg Wack, or the castle of Vao, is described as a tower-fortress, the keep being one of the few surviving edifices. Background literature, as…

August 20, 2020

Burg Engern

Burg Engern, or Angerja, was a relatively minor fortified manor house, standing a small distance outside of Tallinn to the south. Construction was started…

August 1, 2020

Ordensburg Fellin (Viljandi)

It has taken me a very long while to gather myself for another look at a castle. There is no good reason for this—so,…

May 5, 2020

Estonia & Latvia Medieval Map Update, v1.1

Updates implemented at this stage: Updated names for castles in Kuressaare, Järve and Kalvi; Added Burg Weissenfeld; Added Ordensburg Talkhof; Confirmed the statuses of…

March 14, 2020

Review: Kings and Castles, Marc Morris

Rating: 2 out of 5 This was underwhelming. I like Marc Morris’ writings, but this book didn’t read as one. Combining essays into a…

September 5, 2018

Ordensburg Segewold (Sigulda)

Not having written about any castles in a while, I am not sure my mindset is the same as it was beforehand. I have…

July 14, 2018

Bischofsburg Kremon (Krimulda)

Old Kremon has foundered, one might say. Little remains of it except the bounding wall, but this was not the mightiest of castles overlooking…

July 10, 2018

Ordensburg Arrasch (Araiši)

Arrasch is a site which is more known for its pre-Christian lake dwelling reconstruction, but the locale also hosted an Ordensburg for many centuries…

June 27, 2018

Bischofsburg Ringen (Rõngu)

Rõngu is a small place in Southern Estonia, much like that of Rannu a bit to its north. The one exception, and it is…

June 23, 2018

Bischofsburg Randen (Rannu)

Rannu is a place I had never heard of before starting to explore the history of Southern Estonia, and then noting that a castle…

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