Medieval History Term of the Week: Allure

Allure

1) Wall-walk, passage behind the parapet of a castle wall.
   (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 225)

2) The patch along the top of a castle or town wall, providing access to any part of the wall circuit behind the cover of the parapet.
   (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 246)

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