The ring of chisels against stone and axes sinking into timber resounds ... long effort to construct a medieval castle from the ground up, with nothing but the tools, materials, and methods ...

NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the ...

It’s been 26 years since a small group of people began building Guédelon Castle in central France, using only historically accurate medieval tools and ... were five years into construction ...

It forced attackers to keep a greater distance from defenders inside, and it was harder for attackers to use siege engines (large devices used to break ... medieval age, many castles fell into ...

The ­Chateau de Guedelon was started in 1998, after local landowner Michel Guyot wondered whether it would be possible to build a castle from scratch, using only contemporary tools and materials.

This meant that, even if the enemy managed to break through ... more common for medieval armies to blockade or encircle a castle with the aim of exhausting the defenders into submission via ...

Although we trail such medieval ... castle’s history is alternately spooky and kooky. An old stone farmhouse has stood on the site since about 1860 and has apparently been incorporated into ...