⟵ back to the wall

July 20, 2017

Bran Castle, commonly called “Dracula’s Castle,” but foremost a military installation defending the mountain pass between Transylvania and Walachia, with little connection to Vlad Dracula, other than a few months he was held prisoner here. Cool fortification though, with multiple layers of fallback positions inside and floor to floor.

Long, steep, and narrow stairway from the second floor to the third, with a chute in the ceiling at the top of the stairwell, to flood it with boiling oil or seal it with stones in the event of attackers getting this far.

Remnants of the old wall separating Transylvania and Wallachia

Adjustable arrowslit.

Next to the arrowslit, would have originally held pig fat for defending archers to keep their bowstrings waxed.