Castles as European Phenomena

Rainer Atzbach, The «Burgenbauregal» - A spectre in historical and archaeological research on castles - Daniel Kossack, Problems and challenges of research on castles in Wagria, Germany - Timo Bremer, The meaning of a castles' location - The impact of social status and power on the site selection of noble residences in the Northern Rhineland - Clemens Ludwig and Tobias Uhlig, Research on the evidence of petty nobility at a rural settlement site from the late medieval period near Harras in southern Thuringia - Frederic Zangel, The function of sovereign castles in Schleswig and Holstein: An examination on the basis of castle bond certificates (ca. 1460-1480) - Michael Losse, Defences, shelters or symbols of power? Castles, towers and fortified settlements (Kástra) in the Knights Hospitallers' monastic state in the Aegean from 1307 until 1522 - Anastasija Ropa, Medieval castles in Latvia: State of research and future perspectives - Anna G. Piotrowska, Games and sounds in medieval castles: A few words on musical entertainment and entertainers - Martina Bernardi, Fortifications in Latium (Italy): The case of Monti Lucretili - Jørgen Holm Jacobsen Fenger, A data analysis of the construction of medieval castles in the former counties of Thisted and Hjørring (Denmark) - Stefan Magnussen, Form follows ? A study on the uses of analogies in castle research by reference to the cases of kings Valdemar I and Eric VI of Denmark

Stefan Magnussen studied History and Politics at Kiel University and Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario. He was a research assistant at Kiel University until 2017. Currently, he is a research assistant at Leipzig University. Daniel Kossack studied Archaeology at Münster University and Kiel University. He is a research assistant at Kiel University.