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<blockquote data-quote="THG Mage" data-source="post: 59448" data-attributes="member: 1296"><p><strong>Maybe a little help</strong></p><p></p><p>Hello there. I was reading your post with great interest, as I have been researching this very topic for some time now. Although I wont go into a lengthy response, I will try to help you out with it some.</p><p></p><p>As far as I have found, in all honesty, a "keep" can vary in size based on the power of the person building it and the finances they had when they began constructing it. The keep was actually the last line of defense for a castle, and was the main living quarters of the lord of the castle. Boiled down to its simpliest meaning, "keep" is a relatively modern word for "great tower", so in effect, that is what it is. </p><p></p><p>You could have a "keep" or great tower standing by itself as mainly a place of refuge and living, but usually, like I said before it would be a part of a greater castle structure.</p><p></p><p>Keeps could be round or square, but were mostly square. Most were built fairly high to allow for better visibilty in defending them. The walls would be fairly thick and the keep itself would provide a decent amount of defense to those in it.</p><p></p><p>On you question of size and square footage, that would vary based on who built it. Some could be as small as 25 foot on a side to as much as 100-200 feet on a side, based on surrounding geography, materials available, and power held by the lord.</p><p></p><p>Well, I hope I've helped you out, if even a little bit. Good gaming.</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="THG Mage, post: 59448, member: 1296"] [b]Maybe a little help[/b] Hello there. I was reading your post with great interest, as I have been researching this very topic for some time now. Although I wont go into a lengthy response, I will try to help you out with it some. As far as I have found, in all honesty, a "keep" can vary in size based on the power of the person building it and the finances they had when they began constructing it. The keep was actually the last line of defense for a castle, and was the main living quarters of the lord of the castle. Boiled down to its simpliest meaning, "keep" is a relatively modern word for "great tower", so in effect, that is what it is. You could have a "keep" or great tower standing by itself as mainly a place of refuge and living, but usually, like I said before it would be a part of a greater castle structure. Keeps could be round or square, but were mostly square. Most were built fairly high to allow for better visibilty in defending them. The walls would be fairly thick and the keep itself would provide a decent amount of defense to those in it. On you question of size and square footage, that would vary based on who built it. Some could be as small as 25 foot on a side to as much as 100-200 feet on a side, based on surrounding geography, materials available, and power held by the lord. Well, I hope I've helped you out, if even a little bit. Good gaming. :) [/QUOTE]
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