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The 12th-Century Castle

13 November 2010 By: Marlene16 Comments

I had seen castles on television when I was little but mostly in animated films. They were always huge with many rooms and occupied by a king and a queen, prince and princess with their countless servants. Although I didn’t dream to see a real castle, I wondered once how big it was and how it looked inside. But little did I know that castles in the past centuries were built as offensive and defensive structures to launch raids as well as protection from enemies. Living in a castle before was not a luxury but a fight to win something. There are quite a number of castles here in Sweden. Some of them still served as private residences, some have been turned into hotels. There are a few that’s been turned into schools and some are now museums. There are ruins of some castles that can still be seen, too. The castle that we visited last summer was one of those that’s been made as museums.

Kalmar Castle

Kalmar Castle in Småland, Sweden

This castle was built in the 12th century, yet still standing strong and stable. Significant histories were scribed on the paintings of the walls inside the castle and the things were preserved to look exactly as before. It looked like the entire castle was made of stone, except the floors.

Kalmar Castle

inside Kalmar Castle

Above is the one of the rooms in the castle. It’s not allowed to take pictures in some rooms though. It must be a dining room but I was fascinated by the sculpture on the wall.

Kalmar Castle

The cannons outside the castle

This is it! The weapon of the past, these cannons are lined outside the castle. I was wondering how they used them cos when I touched them, they seemed to be made of stones but hubby said they’re made of iron.

Kalmar Castle

the centre ground of the castle

There were activities for the children and they would have the opportunity to wear medieval costumes and play like warriors of the past.

Kalmar Castle

going around the castle

It wasn’t in our plan to visit Kalmar Castle but because we drove to Kalmar on our way home from Karlskrona so we took our chance to get inside. And the sight was worth more than what we paid for. Thanks to hubby for taking these awesome pics.

About Marlene

Marlene works as a teacher, but she blogs in her spare time. She started blogging in 2007, and since then, it has become one of her hobbies. She writes for Lemback.com, which she and her husband have built and managed but later moved to Wordpress to join other WP bloggers. Connect Marlene on Twitter

Comments

  1. Sourish @ Jailbreak Iphone 4 says

    14 November 2010 at 09:03

    i like that cannon

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      16 November 2010 at 22:05

      Thank you, me too. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Ule@ipod touch 3rd generation says

    14 November 2010 at 22:06

    Very nice castle, can you give more pics inside castle?

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      16 November 2010 at 22:07

      I’m afraid it’s not allowed to take pics in all the rooms in the castle. We managed to shot some.

      Reply
  3. Paul/ Entertainment tonight says

    16 November 2010 at 13:16

    An cool naman niyan. Ang ganda ng view sa may cannon.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      16 November 2010 at 22:08

      Gusto ko rin ang place sa may cannon kasi medyo mataas at maganda ang view sa baba.

      Reply
  4. Lakhyajyoti says

    16 November 2010 at 18:16

    Another nice post.The images you have included with the post have make it more attractive.Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      20 November 2010 at 23:30

      And thank you, too, for the appreciation. 😉

      Reply
  5. Stocking Fillers says

    17 November 2010 at 10:56

    very nice place i like the stone and the castle very much. the castle is looks very new and very bright. thanks for the image.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      20 November 2010 at 23:32

      Thank you. I noticed that in the old times, they used a lot of stones in building castles. It must have been renovated or repainted.

      Reply
  6. S.Pradeep Kumar says

    19 November 2010 at 11:23

    The last time I saw a castle was during the release of some Harry Potter movie.. 😀

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      20 November 2010 at 23:34

      Hehee, not bad. Castles are always awesome in films and not spooky, I guess.

      Reply
  7. Filipino Recipes says

    22 November 2010 at 06:29

    I am still wondering when will be the time na makaka visit ako ng places like that. So awesome.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      23 November 2010 at 23:31

      At bakit kaya walang gumawa ng castles sa atin noong unang panahon despite the fact that we’d been into war, too, di ba.

      Reply
  8. sernan says

    23 November 2010 at 02:18

    your canon pic is similar in corregidor… or something like that… hehehehe… usually there are ghosts in castles right? as they are built way back time.. wala ka naramdaman?

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      23 November 2010 at 23:33

      hehee, it means I feel like I’ve been to corregidor already…ghostly feeling nga kapag nasa loob and I’d definitely freak out if i’ll be left alone inside. 🙁

      Reply

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