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66.169.23.8 at 11:49, 23 December 2006

2006-12-23T11:49:12Z

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	Part of a [[castle]], a '''keep''' was the large [[tower]] which the [[Norman]]s built all over [[England]] on the top of their [[motte]]s. Generally it was square and made of [[stone]]; initially probably only 2 or 3 ~~storeys~~, but as building techniques improved some got to 5 floors high.		Part of a [[castle]], a '''keep''' was the large [[tower]] which the [[Norman]]s built all over [[England]] on the top of their [[motte]]s. Generally it was square and made of [[stone]]; initially probably only 2 or 3 stories, but as building techniques improved some got to 5 floors high.

	As castle-building developed, the keep became, variously, the main tower in a curtain wall, the principal tower of a more complicated castle, or simply the central building where the main "offices" (such as the [[constable]], the [[steward]], the [[treasurer]]) were housed.		As castle-building developed, the keep became, variously, the main tower in a curtain wall, the principal tower of a more complicated castle, or simply the central building where the main "offices" (such as the [[constable]], the [[steward]], the [[treasurer]]) were housed.

Cian: category:architecture

2005-04-20T03:35:54Z

category:architecture

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	Part of a [[castle]], a '''keep''' was the large [[tower]] which the [[Norman]]s built all over [[England]] on the top of their [[motte]]s. Generally it was square and made of stone; initially probably only 2 or 3 storeys, but as building techniques improved some got to 5 floors high.		Part of a [[castle]], a '''keep''' was the large [[tower]] which the [[Norman]]s built all over [[England]] on the top of their [[motte]]s. Generally it was square and made of [[stone]]; initially probably only 2 or 3 storeys, but as building techniques improved some got to 5 floors high.

	As castle-building developed, the keep became, variously, the main tower in a curtain wall, the principal tower of a more complicated castle, or simply the central building where the main "offices" (such as the [[constable]], the [[steward]], the [[treasurer]]) were housed.		As castle-building developed, the keep became, variously, the main tower in a curtain wall, the principal tower of a more complicated castle, or simply the central building where the main "offices" (such as the [[constable]], the [[steward]], the [[treasurer]]) were housed.


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Simoncursitor: Needs expanions & improvments

2004-11-11T02:25:48Z

Needs expanions & improvments

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Part of a [[castle]], a '''keep''' was the large [[tower]] which the [[Norman]]s built all over [[England]] on the top of their [[motte]]s. Generally it was square and made of stone; initially probably only 2 or 3 storeys, but as building techniques improved some got to 5 floors high.

As castle-building developed, the keep became, variously, the main tower in a curtain wall, the principal tower of a more complicated castle, or simply the central building where the main "offices" (such as the [[constable]], the [[steward]], the [[treasurer]]) were housed.