Yes indeed so, what a wonderful fortification such as this castle. Burg Eltz {Castle Eltz} is one of many that dote the rivers as in this case, The River Eltz and Mosel. These were important for not just protection of the area, but situated along these various rivers used for trade. There presence insured the collection of merchant passing taxes and what ever tiths to be collected by the owner.
Such rivers as this were the super highways of the time, for it was much more cost saving to ship by river then risk land travel by various exposure to robbers. Merchants of the time understood the required passing by of such fortifications and pre-prepared for each respective passage fee.
it is hard to go for a walk or go shopping when you live in the castle like that BUt it is beautiful, and although it reminded me some of the Scottish castles, it does have specifically German ornaments.
it is hard to go for a walk or go shopping when you live in the castle like that BUt it is beautiful, and although it reminded me some of the Scottish castles, it does have specifically German ornaments.
Jaga
Thank you for your very sensitive and accurate observation of the style of such a fortress {Castle}. Yes, the upper turrants are built upon the Saxon style. My self have never been in this particular Castle which I very seldom will visit one.
These fortress homes are usually owned by not one owner, but by usually belong different families or different branches of the same family. They were so expensive that few but only a very rich medieval European lord could afford the expense of construction of one.
For in medieveal times of their construction, a family or more may only own one of two villeges for their income. If perchance the families would come together with agreement of a common holding of enough villeges, then enough income to then build such a fortress home. Usually these then stay in the holding family through strict laws of inheritance laws.