If your child received an award for his or her castle and their name is omitted here, please submit an awards release form to your child's teacher. Congratulations to all of our students for their excellent workmanship on the castle models. We are proud of you!  Pictures of the top 3 places in each category are available in a slideshow here.  Click for Castle Fair Tour.  The slideshow works best with a high speed connection and is not recommended for viewing by a dialup connection.  You can also click on the underlined links below to view the castles.

Authentic Castle Category - Partners

Theme Castle Category

First Place - Sean Roberts' & Tanner Sharp's castle.
Second Place - Anais Cota's castle.
Third Place - Brandy Schmid's castle.
                  Honorable Mention - Lauren Nielsen's castle, Sara Christie's castle, view castle, view castle, & view castle.

Middle Ages Links

• Ghosts in the Castle  - National Geographic's interactive castle site.
• Castles of the World - Reference for castles, palaces and monasteries including: castle tours, medieval architecture, hotels, travel, plans, weddings, castles for sale, souvenirs, directory, site of the week, history, armor and swords.
• Heraldry Game- Interactive lesson that lets you create your own coat of arms.
• Castles on the Web: Castle Kids - Links to castle related web sites for students.
• Build a Medieval Castle (free software)
• Shields, Knights and Heraldry (free software)
•  Somewhere in Time - Research your surname and coat of arms.
• The Castles of Britain Learning Center - Very informative site dealing with the construction of castles, parts and terms, furnishings, materials, life in a castles, birds eye view of castles, knights, tournaments, weapons, and more.
• Historical Cornwall - Legends, saints, sinners, ghosts, churches, folklore.
• The English Medieval Castle - "What is a castle?" Castle development though the ages. Some surprising facts here!
• Other Important Links From the Castles of Wales - Contains castle index and welsh history sites, newspapers and Welsh music.
• The Castles of Wales - Great site all about Wales history and castles. Good pictures.
• Life in a Medieval Castle - The hall, kitchen accommodations, water and the chapel. Hear Greensleeves.
• Definition of a Castle - Definitions from various sources. Good info and great pics.
• Glossary of Castle Terms
• Mote and Bailey Castles and Ringworks - Explanation of castle types and authentic photographs of the different types of castles.
  

Special Thanks!

     "Ja nuns hous pris" is a medieval song by Richard I the Lionheart (1157 - 1199). Midi file is provided courtesy of Curtis Clark. For more medieval and Renaissance music visit the Internet Renaissance Band.

Thank you for visiting our Middle Ages project!