We're Lucky They Didn't Rebuild This Unique Castle! | Castle Fürstenberg

[@jhoe434]

Wow that's definitely fantastic Castle's Ruins

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks for watching!

[@chezannelavieendouceur]

Very intriguing, i hope it will be preserved too!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Fingers crossed!

[@alexandralaske9415]

sehr schön gemacht, tolle Musik

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Danke!

[@wesleyboucher2322]

beautiful!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thank you, dear Sir!

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice ruins, lovely video. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks a lot!

[@abbu.robinson]

Oh sh*t guys they dropped a new episode!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

*jaw drops*

[@kadoj]

I was going to say, for a hillside castle with such a nicely preserved burgfried even though it's exposed to attack from higher ground,I'd have expected to see a formidable mantelmauer, but you guys pointed it out before I could get too confused by the state of the tower. I guess said wall did its job successfully and absorbed much of the damage that otherwise would have thoroughly destroyed the keep. Neat.

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Exactly, good thinking on their part

[@kadoj]

@@TheHistoryHikers indeed. However, I must admit that the (mostly Rhine-adjacent German, but also sometimes alpine-valleyside Italian) habit of occasionally putting their fortifications where they are directly threatened by nearby higher ground just so digging a well won't be quite as difficult, lengthy, or expensive, then expecting a shield wall and perhaps an unusually robust keep to adequately protect them, has never made a great deal of sense to me. I know digging the well was often the most difficult, slow-going, and expensive part of building a castle, but the tradeoff just doesn't seem like it's worth the risks that you then have to attempt to compensate for with hugely enhanced or unique features that you could do away with if you just went that last one-third (or whatever) of the way up the side of the slope and built there instead. I dunno... I'm sure they knew what they were doing, but all I know is I wouldn't be able to sleep if I knew some tosser could be sitting up there literally counting my garrison, and drawing a detailed schematic of the inside of my defenses, no less. 🤨

[@TheHistoryHikers]

@kadoj there are probably a lot of reasons we are not taking into consideration. Like land ownership, level ground, water drainage, ease of access for the builders, etc. It's still quite a complex thing to build a castle after all

[@kadoj]

@@TheHistoryHikers well .. shit. You're absolutely right about that...all very true. However, I still have a persisting enbafflement about the concept of deliberately placing your fortification in such a way that you automatically concede the HUGE and dvantage of high ground to any potential enemy long before any conflict can even begin.. I dunno. It just seems like such a monumental concession, and none of the potential causes for it, to my mind at least, adequately justify such a forgone sacrifice without much, if any, of a tangible reward or counterbalance for doing so.... I swear I'm doing my best to try to "big picture" the issue, but...well, I'm not doing a very good job of it heh. At the end of the day, you're 100% correct; there are unarguably a ton of facets to this that I was not considering, or can not consider for one reason or another. It bothers the heck out of me, but I think I may just have to let this one go unresolved and try not to think to hard on it any longer. Far too much grey hair otherwise. xD I shall take solace in the knowledge that at least these types of castles are quite rare, the exception rather than the rule, which means that there must have been quite an unusual circumstance and/or extreme, but logical reason when such choices were made. That does help quite a bit. Also, thank you for making perfect sense. =]

[@ryanstuhr]

This one interests me by NOT being at the highest point of the landscape, as well as the lack of clarity about whether it is supposed to be open for visitors or not. But when you find the gate open, well let's say, you go in regardless of what the web says! I would give it a 6. By the way, now that your history hikes are more widely spaced at 2+ weeks, in case you are wondering does it feel like a long time for the subscribers... yes it feels like the visits are quite far apart, I guess it makes each one more special in a way. Cheers to you guys!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks for your support as always, Ryan! And yeah, the foliage was more of a challenge than the gate haha

[@BubbySmokey]

Did you guys see any elements that suggested medieval luxury in the castle? I know the overgrowth was probably making it difficult to view details. Anyway great video.

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Unfortunately not. To see those you might be better of seeing some of our other castle videos. Carcassonne, Coucy, Puivert, Najac or Coudray-Salbart are good options 👍

[@OrcaFPV]

The castle in the middle of wine jungle

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Hidden in the greenery

[@jared1870]

Well, if you could drive up and park by the ruins, you would no longer be the History Hikers. My arbitrary subjective castle score is an 8, the ruins looked fantastic and I like that we do get to see authentic medieval ruins. Now to get The History Hikers to where they can purchase the property and restore it themselves 😀.

[@TheHistoryHikers]

One can dream!