Glimmingehus - An Historic Fortress (Keep, Castle) in Sweden

Glimmingehus is referred to at various places as a castle, a fortress, a keep, or a fortified manor. If you step inside, you will think you are indeed inside a full-fledged castle. So no matter which description you decide to give it yourself, it is well worth visiting if you find yourself in Southern Sweden (Skane.) While researching a book on area castles I have come upon various figures also. Some folks figure there to be over 150 castles in Skane. Others as high as 350. I now believe this disparity in number comes down to the individual definition of Castle. for my purposes, I will refer to Glimmingehus as a Fortress.

I think we all agree that places like The Tower of London are castles without argument. Keeps are usually the main defensive building of a castle. Fortified manors are huge houses which have been build super-strong, but not usually the place to house knights. A Fortress, however, is usually the home of a high ranking knight that has the fortifications of a castle, if not the shear size. It usually resembles one side of a usual stone castle. This is what Glimmingehus is.

The walls of Glimmingehus are a full 2 meters think and made of brick. It is surrounded by a full moat, and has two much smaller buildings attached at the corners making it a bit of a 'U' shape. This fortress is tall like a castle keep to see for miles and miles if anyone is approaching, and has various places for archers. It also has a nice spot from which to pour burning liquids, and inside are a whole bunch of death traps in case an opposing army gains entry. Glimmingehus is cool as hell.