Medieval castle Glimmingehus
$10.00 Medieval castle Glimmingehus
Published 2021-09-27T08:13:44+00:00
An impressive model of an old, but still existing castle in Sweden callen Glimmingehus.
From Spotting History: Glimmingehus is the best preserved medieval stronghold in Scandinavia. It was built 1499-1506, during an era when Scania formed a vital part of Denmark, and contains many defensive arrangements of the era, such as parapets, false doors and dead-end corridors, 'murder-holes' for pouring boiling pitch over the attackers, moats, drawbridges and various other forms of death traps to surprise trespassers and protect the nobles against peasant uprisings. The lower part of the castle's stone walls are 2.4 meters (94 inches) thick and the upper part 1.8 meters (71 inches).
Comes in three pices and as complete model,
Date published | 27/09/2021 |
Price | $10.00 |