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A well-known feature of the European landscape is the castle. Some types of fortifications were built thousands of years ago, but the first real castles only started to appear as recently as one thousand years ago. Construction of most of the larger castles in Europe was between around 1100 and 1500. Initially, the purpose of these castles was to lay claim to land won in battle and also for defence. [However], the owners of the castles also realised that their castles were an effective way to intimidate local people. Therefore, castles became a symbol of wealth and authority for those owning them, and a useful tool to keep control of territory and the residents living on that territory.
