Stronghold

:For the 1993 game by Stormfront Studios that was published by SSI, see Stronghold (1993 game).

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:For the 2001 game by Firefly Studios, see Stronghold (2001 game).

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:For the IT software, see Stronghold (software).

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:For the Canadian Political Term, see Stronghold (Canadian political term)

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A stronghold is a strongly fortified defensive structure.

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The history of fortified buildings is spreading from antiquity to modern times.

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In medieval Europe, the castle was the most common type of stronghold and often the residence of the king or territorial lord. The Maginot Line is an example of modern-time stronghold. See also fortification.

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Castle: :The article describes the fortified building. See also castle (disambiguation)...

Maginot Line: The Maginot Line (named after French ministry of defence Andr? Maginot) was a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, machine gun posts and other defenses which France constructed along its borders with Germany and with Italy in the wake of World War I. Generally the term describes either t...

Fortification: Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. The term is derived from the Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make")....

Stronghold related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Taking of Magdala the British Storm the Emperor Theodore's Stronghold at Magdala