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Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:52 pm
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LamaLama says...



I'll be the first to admit my geekiness, and my nerd like obsession for knowing loads of useless information. But it would seem I am not quite geek enough to know this.

On a castle, the top was usually framed out, so that an archer could stand behind a piece of wall, but still fire out from it, without having to remove himself too much from cover. You all know what I'm talking about. I'll attempt to illustrate:
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Illustrating failed. They're the teeth like structures at the top of castle walls.

What's that called? There's a very specific name for it. And I don't think its an arrow loop. If memory serves- an arrow loop is a slit in a tower wall so that an archer could fire from inside.
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Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:43 am
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Maybe a crenal?
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Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:11 am
electricbluemonkey says...



Arrow loop: A narrow vertical slit cut into a wall through which arrows could be fired from inside
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Merlon, Crenellation Battlement: part of a battlement, the square "sawtooth" between crenels
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For more info view:
http://www.castlewales.com/arrow.html
http://www.castlewales.com/merlon.html
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Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:27 pm
LamaLama says...



I found out last night, right before I posted this. Then I was curious who else would know.

Actually, from the same website that you appeared to have, EBM.
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