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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 5698783" data-attributes="member: 20323">The "torches" are really tricked out oil lamps, probably with a 100 hour burn time per gallon of oil (with a modern lamp I'd expect 300+ hours with that much oil, but the olive oil/animal fat/clarified butter/fish oil would probably burn less efficiently and the "torch" would require faster burning for more light).It wouldn't be nearly as bright as depicted in movies, but you could simply light them for 6 hours a night (depending on season), and each would be housed on a candelabra, in a niche, or hung on the wall with a sconce like set up.But for an entire castle that would be a lot of oil!</blockquote>