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CROSSBOW - MEN Perhaps the most valuable members of the castle garrison . Because of its deadliness , the crossbow ( q.v. ) had been ( ineffectually ) condemned by the Lateran Council of 1139 as a weapon ' hateful to God ' .
CROSSBOW - MEN Perhaps the most valuable members of the castle garrison . Because of its deadliness , the crossbow ( q.v. ) had been ( ineffectually ) condemned by the Lateran Council of 1139 as a weapon ' hateful to God ' .
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FURNISHINGS A C13 hall would have on its dais a high table , perhaps elaborately carved . This was called a ' table dormant ' ( i.e. permanent as against the trestle tables which served the rest of the hall ) .
FURNISHINGS A C13 hall would have on its dais a high table , perhaps elaborately carved . This was called a ' table dormant ' ( i.e. permanent as against the trestle tables which served the rest of the hall ) .
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( If they face the point of expected artillery assault , perhaps not . ) KEEP see also Hall - keep . The strong - point and ' last resort ' of earliest castles , normally separate from first line of defence and often with direct ...
( If they face the point of expected artillery assault , perhaps not . ) KEEP see also Hall - keep . The strong - point and ' last resort ' of earliest castles , normally separate from first line of defence and often with direct ...
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