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Guédelon, a castle project in France
« on: 2011-08-03, 16:19:26 »

Guédelon
http://www.guedelon.fr/

Very cool.
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Re: Guédelon, a castle project in France
« Reply #1 on: 2011-08-04, 04:08:02 »
 http://ozarkmedievalfortress.com/
 Have you heard of this one in Arkansas? Just a few hours from me.

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Re: Guédelon, a castle project in France
« Reply #2 on: 2011-08-04, 14:20:05 »
http://ozarkmedievalfortress.com/
 Have you heard of this one in Arkansas? Just a few hours from me.

Yeah, I hope to visit it eventually. But this was the first I heard of the one in France.
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Re: Guédelon, a castle project in France
« Reply #3 on: 2011-08-04, 15:01:43 »
Oh, to have unlimited fundage...
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Re: Guédelon, a castle project in France
« Reply #4 on: 2011-08-08, 17:03:16 »
I`d love to go to Guédelon, might have to take a large detour next time we go to Azincourt  ;)
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Re: Guédelon, a castle project in France
« Reply #5 on: 2011-08-09, 17:30:31 »
ROAD TRIP!  Wish we could do one medieval style...on horseback.
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Re: Guédelon, a castle project in France
« Reply #6 on: 2011-08-09, 17:36:57 »
ROAD TRIP!  Wish we could do one medieval style...on horseback.

With a baggage train as support, now that would be cool  ;)
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Re: Guédelon, a castle project in France
« Reply #7 on: 2011-08-09, 19:29:56 »
No, no...only what you can carry Sir Gerard...no one wants to wait on the slow wains to make their way up to the front lines!  Plus, someone'll have to guard it and mind the womenfolk...

I volunteer.  LOL
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