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Carina Christina I'm in Brazil and I'm doing a reserch on "Medieval Castles". But I need to know how many medieval castles exsist in the world; If there is how to find out what is the best website where I could find Some story (as Arthur King)
And some oppinion: Which are the most important castles, I mean, I'll have to list some and tell something "very interesting" about them. What Castles do you recomend?
Thanks, I'll be waiting
Carina
Erik Schmidt Carina,
You have asked some very tough questions, some have no simple answer.
1/ How many medieval castles exsist in the world? Impossible to say. Many are in various states of ruin, some have gone almost totally. Hundreds survive in relatively good condition, many thousands are ruined or lost.
2/ King Arthur is a legendary king with little historical evidence to suggest he was who the stories suggest. I don't know where you could find stories on the web. Are you looking for real historical literature? Froissart's Cronicles are good, but a little biased and inaccurate. You should be able to buy a copy, possibly even in Spanish.
3/ Which are the most important castles? This will depend on your point of view. Important architecturally, historically, strategically...etc? So it's imposible to say.
If you are just looking for castles of interest about which there is a lot of interesting information then I'm sure we could come up with some names for you.
-The crusader castles such as Krac de Chevalier.
-Cathar castles, I forget the names but there is a lot of information about the Cathars which will include the most important information.
-Chinon castle, France.
-Carcassonne castle amd town, France.
-Karlstejn castle, Zcheck(Sp?) Republic
It's hard to remember which castles are important and for what. The best way to pick some important castles may be to read through a castle book at your library to see which ones they mention.
Hope that helps,
Erik

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Carina Christina	I'm in Brazil and I'm doing a reserch on "Medieval Castles". But I need to know how many medieval castles exsist in the world; If there is how to find out what is the best website where I could find Some story (as Arthur King) And some oppinion: Which are the most important castles, I mean, I'll have to list some and tell something "very interesting" about them. What Castles do you recomend? Thanks, I'll be waiting Carina
Erik Schmidt	Carina, You have asked some very tough questions, some have no simple answer. 1/ How many medieval castles exsist in the world? Impossible to say. Many are in various states of ruin, some have gone almost totally. Hundreds survive in relatively good condition, many thousands are ruined or lost. 2/ King Arthur is a legendary king with little historical evidence to suggest he was who the stories suggest. I don't know where you could find stories on the web. Are you looking for real historical literature? Froissart's Cronicles are good, but a little biased and inaccurate. You should be able to buy a copy, possibly even in Spanish. 3/ Which are the most important castles? This will depend on your point of view. Important architecturally, historically, strategically...etc? So it's imposible to say. If you are just looking for castles of interest about which there is a lot of interesting information then I'm sure we could come up with some names for you. -The crusader castles such as Krac de Chevalier. -Cathar castles, I forget the names but there is a lot of information about the Cathars which will include the most important information. -Chinon castle, France. -Carcassonne castle amd town, France. -Karlstejn castle, Zcheck(Sp?) Republic It's hard to remember which castles are important and for what. The best way to pick some important castles may be to read through a castle book at your library to see which ones they mention. Hope that helps, Erik