Potentially D&D-able. This is a visualization of an early medieval palatium/palace/Pfalz of Mieszko I (10th century ruler of Poland) located on Lednica Holm. Just found it on Polish Press Agency page, accompanying news about new archaeological excavations planned in the area. Such a building would typically contain a throne room, the ruler's chambers and a castle chapel. Not really what comes to mind when you think "palace", but quite common in early medieval period.
People forget how long the Middle Ages were. Early and late medieval structures were pretty different from each other. It's something people should keep in mind when coming up with a setting.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I'm aiming for mythic iron age vibe in my current campaign, so I'm always on the lookout for Migration Period/Early Medieval stuff I could use in my game.
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