A high stone wall;
parapets;
men-at-arms;
archers;
turrets;
flagpoles;
banners;
battle stations;
timber and iron main gate;
flagged courtyard;
stone buildings;
the keep;
wooden lean-tos;
porters;
grooms;
smiths;
carpenters;
clamor;
bakers;
brewers;
appropriate odors;
woodsmoke;
unwashed bodies;
females;
children;
small animals;
fowl;
unhurried tasks;
chatter;
laughter;
swearing;
shouting;
singing;
wooden shoes thumping stones.
In the keep:
tapestries;
hunting trophies;
sweet-smelling plant carpet;
large feasting chamber;
smoke from a roasting carcass;
spiral staircase;
at last, an introduction to the local lord;
end of Chapter 4.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
There is one thing lacking in this Talyinan castle that would have been present in any castle from Europe's feudal ear: a CHAPEL! Practically all European castles had at least one chapel. So, by analogy, there should have been a chapel in Lord Dzenko's dedicated to the worship of whatever God or gods Talyinans revered.
Sean
Sean,
The stone buildings in the courtyard could include a chapel or temple.
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
There should be! I was surprised your list of what was to be found in Lord Dzenko's castle did not include a chapel.
And I like this bit from Chapter XII of WE CLAIM THESE STARS, as Dominic Flandry was led thru the HQ "dens" of the invading Ardazirho on the planet Vixen: "Or it might be a sort of chapel, where a single scarred fighter wallowed in pungent leaves before a great flaming wheel." Which I thought a nice bit of speculation on what an alien, non human chapel might be like. And what kind of god had that flaming wheel for a symbol?
Sean
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