We have come to the bottom of a staircase. It spirals up to...Well, we will have to just see where it leads.
Follow me as we ascend clockwise...
tUrning
spinNing
whirlinG
We've reached the first landing.
Shall we stop and explore the rooms here?
Yes, do, let's.
* trivia bit from Castles of Britain: spiral stairs in castle towers were designed to ascend clockwise, to make the attackers expose more of their body in order to use their swords in their right hands
* image source spiral staircase
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Cool staircase. Did you specifically make one letter big for a reason? It spells TUNG. What's tung?
ReplyDeleteI was going to ask the same question as Fredamans. :P Interesting trivia!
ReplyDeletetung? wikipedia knows...
ReplyDeleteI love the snippet about staircases twisting clockwise to reveal more of the body to attack from a defender. It's the sort of little gem I fill my historical jewel case with for future reference.
ReplyDeleteThose spiral staircases had to be an absolute ordeal for serfs/servants suffering from vertigo lol
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