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The social changes also made it much less likely over time that a new fortress would be built as the seat of a land-holding lord, which often was the role of earlier castles.
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Perhaps "worse" isn't the right word as those who are clever enough to leverage the system can thrive and that does not just include the bigger folk though they will of course thrive better(despite the common threat of assassination and fratricide). A neutral word like "more convoluted" is better.
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Right through to 1871.
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10-10-2016, 10:15 AM | #17 |
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True, but if not for the Thirty Years War, Germany might have unified into one or a few centralized states in the 17th century like the rest of Europe.
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10-10-2016, 10:29 AM | #18 |
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It would take the rise of an unusually skillful prince from within Germany. It was so conveniently placed by geography to be the battleground of the Great Powers, especially Austria and France that it would be hard to escape from that conundrum.
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Also, anyone using Flying Carpet, flying brooms, or any kind of aerial cavalry (pegasi, hippogriffs, dragons, etc) would have an easier time getting above a castle's outer battlements than a purely ground-based force.
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