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Klis Fortress: The Key of Dalmatia

Aldarion

Archmage

Klis Fortress is known also as a Key of Dalmatia, and for a good reason. It is a large (300 meters by 70 meters) fortress protecting one of few good entrances into Croatian littoral area. Specifically, it protects the Klis canyon which separates the mountains of Mosor and Kozjak, as well as being most immediate path between coastal city of Split and the Dalmatian hintherlands. It is thus understandable why it was one of the most important royal cities and one of major royal seats of the medieval Croatia: whoever controlled the Klis Fortress, held the keys to entire central Dalmatia.
 

pmmg

Myth Weaver
Looks like it could have been used for Edoras. Always love seeing how castles are constructed and the where's and whys.
 

Aldarion

Archmage
Looks like it could have been used for Edoras. Always love seeing how castles are constructed and the where's and whys.
Edoras however was specifically noted to be made of wood and have a thatched roof. Klis could have sooner been used for, say, Dunharrow or something.
 

pmmg

Myth Weaver
Well...I meant that in that it is formed on a slope leading to steep rocky cliffs all around for defense. The building material was not considered.
 

skip.knox

toujours gai, archie
Moderator
Always happy to see posts dealing with this part of the world. Castles in the British Isles get entirely too much attention, imho.
 

Aldarion

Archmage
Always happy to see posts dealing with this part of the world. Castles in the British Isles get entirely too much attention, imho.
Thanks!

And yeah, they do - though I kinda get why. Croatia actually has relatively few preserved medieval castles... even the Klis Fortress had lost most of its actually medieval stuff. Sure, there is Trakošćan, but...

Britain however had seen relatively little warfare, so most of its castles are rather well preserved. That I think may account for why they get so much attention.
 
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