Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the Castle of Guimaraes. It was built in the 10th century and reconstructed in the 13th. Don´t worry, I won´t bother you with its history :) Follow the link if you are interested.
As you get close to it, you wonder why would you even try to scale those walls. I mean, I checked the place and this is the weakest point!
The inside is also impressive.
How can we break these magnificent defenses? Sit and wait. Seriously, that´s how sieges started. Stay far enough from the castle but force the citizens to stay inside until they run out of food. The best of it is that you don´t need to climb :)
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30 thoughts on “Assault to the Castle of Guimaraes”
Very impressive castle. I love castles with their dark history, with kings and queens, princes and princesses, intrigues and so on.
You have a pic which makes the link between those times and our times. You’re in the tower and take a photo of the street where are cars :)
It was funny to see that among ruins, walls, very old weapons
Great post, David :)
I think it’s cool to be there
Thank you :)
The castle is in the middle of the city so it wasn´t difficult :D
The city combines old and modern times perfectly.
I guess I can do another post. Guimaraes merece!
Hugs :)
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The latissimus dorsi is the larger, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.
The Deltoid muscle is the muscle forming the rounded contour of the shoulder. It is divided into three portions, anterior, lateral and posterior, with the fibers having different roles due to their orientation.
The Infraspinatus muscle is one of the four rotator cuff muscles crossing the shoulder joint and is commonly injured. It is the main external rotator of the shoulder joint.
The Biceps brachii is actually two separate bundles of muscles (heads). The two heads of the Biceps vary in length and as a result, are called the Short and the Long Biceps heads.
The Triceps Brachii muscles have three muscle heads: Lateral, Medial and Long head. Primarily responsible for the extension of the elbow joint. The lateral head is used for movements requiring occasional high-intensity force, while the medial fascicle enables more precise, low-force movements.
The Pronator teres pronates the forearm, turning the hand posteriorly. If the elbow is flexed to a right angle, then pronator teres will turn the hand so that the palm faces inferiorly. It is assisted in this action by pronator quadratus.
The Extensor Digitorum muscle helps in the movements of the wrists and the elbows. It extends the phalanges, then the wrist, and finally the elbow. It acts principally on the proximal phalanges. It tends to separate the fingers as it extends them.
The External Oblique is situated on the lateral and anterior parts of the abdomen. It is broad, thin, and irregularly quadrilateral. It is the largest and the most superficial (outermost) of the three flat muscles of the lateral anterior abdomen.
The Erector Spinae is not just one muscle, but a bundle of muscles and tendons. Paired, they run more or less vertically. It extends throughout the lumbar, thoracic and cervical regions, and lies in the groove to the side of the vertebral column.
The gluteal muscles are a group of three muscles which make up the buttocks: the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. The three muscles originate from the ilium and sacrum and insert on the femur. The functions of the muscles include extension, abduction, external rotation, and internal rotation of the hip joint.
The Quadriceps Femoris is the knee extensor muscle. As a group, the quadriceps femoris is crucial in walking, running, jumping and squatting. It´s subdivided into four separate “heads”.
A hamstring is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee (from medial to lateral: semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris). The hamstrings are quite susceptible to injury.
The trapezius is a broad, flat and triangular muscle. The muscles on each side form a trapezoid shape. It is the most superficial of all the back muscles.
Pretty!
I´m glad you like it
Formidable defence. Beautiful castle.
Indeed, it is! :)
This seems like an awesome place to stay in a zombie apocalypse! :D
It’s so cool!
Hahahaha That was pretty much the original idea :-D
I’m glad you like it!!!
Dizzying heights! Yikes! It looks surreal.
Yes, a little bit of both :) A millennial castle in the middle of the city! :D
Oh how beautiful!
I´m glad you like it :)
Gorgeous
This is the small one :D
Wow
:D
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Thank you :)
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Thank you so much!
Thanks for the journey with your pictures. Reminds me of a movie I saw recently with the same fortress formation.
You are welcome!
I would love to watch that movie :)
Very impressive castle. I love castles with their dark history, with kings and queens, princes and princesses, intrigues and so on.
You have a pic which makes the link between those times and our times. You’re in the tower and take a photo of the street where are cars :)
It was funny to see that among ruins, walls, very old weapons
Great post, David :)
I think it’s cool to be there
Thank you :)
The castle is in the middle of the city so it wasn´t difficult :D
The city combines old and modern times perfectly.
I guess I can do another post. Guimaraes merece!
Hugs :)
I wait for it, David. Because, yes, is a beautiful city :)
Done! :D
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Gracias y felicidades :)
But how long would it take them to run out of food? Patience will have to be pretty strong :-)
Beautiful place
Right! But I guess once they are locked inside, the land is yours :) The castle is just a bonus.
So true!
Just my opinion :)