Trenčín Castle

Trenčín Castle at Night

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Date

:Tue 04 May 2004 08:51:01 PM EDT

Trenčín Castle at Night

Date

:Tue 04 May 2004 09:04:30 PM EDT

Trenčín Castle at Night

Date

:Tue 04 May 2004 09:05:59 PM EDT

Trenčín Castle

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 02:40:02 PM EDT

Trenčín Castle Clock

Description

:We made it to the castle just a little before they stopped allowing new guests.

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 02:48:39 PM EDT

Reenactors

Description

:There were some reenactors waiting in the courtyard to perform at a VIP banquet.

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 02:51:05 PM EDT

Reenactors

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 02:52:52 PM EDT

The Cannon

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 02:59:37 PM EDT

The Dungeon

Description

:The Slovak and English description share almost nothing in common. The intent was for guests to hire a guide. The English reads, “The Dungeon: It was erected under the reign of Sigismund Luxemburský (1430). There is not any document or tradition to prove that any body had been starved to death in this dungeon.” It’s really a very clever wording, and I am sure that it could have only been written by an Englishman.

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:03:35 PM EDT

The Dungeon Door

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:03:47 PM EDT

The Dungeon

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:04:33 PM EDT

Horse Armor

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:25:39 PM EDT

A Knight’s Helmet

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:26:42 PM EDT

Ornate Sword

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:27:46 PM EDT

Sword and Sheath

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:28:01 PM EDT

Swords

Description

:These swords have very unique handles.

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:29:05 PM EDT

Swords

Description

:These swords have very unique handles.

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:29:28 PM EDT

Swords

Description

:These swords have very unique handles.

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:29:43 PM EDT

Ornate Helmet

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:30:37 PM EDT

The Matúš Tower Sign

Description

:All the signs in Trenčín Castle continued this trend of signs that had very short English portions that had very little to do with what was in the Slovak portion. This one says, “The Matúš Tower: was oritinall built in the Roman Style in the century 1 and had been rebuilt long before Matúš Čák Trenčíansky in the tower rises directly from the rock. It is 39m high.” This one is such poor English that it hardly seems like the same author as the one who wrote the sign for the dungeon.

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:35:21 PM EDT

Reenactors

Description

:A look at the reenactors in the castle courtyard from one of the castle’s towers.

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:41:06 PM EDT

The King

Description

:This is a portrait of the king of the castle, Matúš Čák.

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:45:53 PM EDT

Slovak Kingdoms

Description

:This is a map of all the kingdoms in medieval Slovakia. Matúš controlled the largest area.

Date

:Fri 14 May 2004 03:46:42 PM EDT

The Barbara Palace

Description

:This was Queen Barbara’s private quarters. It even included a secret passage so that her many suitors could make a quick getaway. The English is rather mundane and sticks to the facts. It says, “The Barbara Palace: it was built in the year 1430 for the Queen Barbara Celska by her husband Sigismund Luxemburský (the Roman and Germain Emperor as well as the king of Bohemia and Hungary) 1387–1437.”