castle tower, or a great tower. The 12th-century French came to term them a donjon, from the Latin dominarium "lordship", linking the keep and feudal authority...

up donjon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A donjon or keep is a defensive tower. Donjon may also refer to: Donjon, a role-playing game Donjon or Dungeon...

Dungeon (French title: Donjon) is a series of comic fantasy comic books created by Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim, with contributions from numerous other...

The Donjon Lacataye is the keep of a 14th-century castle, constructed by order of Gaston Phébus in the commune of Mont-de-Marsan in the Landes département...

Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk (English: The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk) is a French-language online audio series following a party of adventurers in a parody of heroic...

The Donjon de Houdan (Houdan Keep) is a medieval fortified tower in the commune of Houdan in the Yvelines département of France. Constructed around 1120-1137...

both dungeon and donjon are thought to derive from the Middle Latin word dominus, meaning "lord" or "master". In French, the term donjon still refers to...

Donjon (French for "keep") is an independently published fantasy tabletop role-playing game by Clinton R. Nixon. It was published by Anvilwerks in 2002...

Edo Castle (江戸城, Edo-jō) is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part...

The Donjon de Maurepas is a ruined medieval castle in the town of Maurepas, in the French département of Yvelines (Île de France). Since the 8th century...

Boat Yard, and the Tugboat Graveyard. Its official name as of 2014 is the Donjon Iron and Metal Scrap Processing Facility. The scrapyard was founded in the...

Japan. The current donjon (keep) was constructed out of reinforced concrete in 1960 on a stone foundation of the former donjon, torn down from 1870–1872...

Le Donjon (French pronunciation: [lə dɔ̃ʒɔ̃]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Communes of the Allier department "Répertoire national...

Le Donjon is a former canton of the Allier department, Auvergne, France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect...

free dictionary. A dungeon is an underground prison or vault. Dungeon or donjon may also refer to: Dungeon (video game), a 1975 mainframe role-playing game...

The Donjon de Vire (Vire Keep) is a ruined building situated in the commune of Vire in the Calvados département of France. The keep is the main vestige...

The Crozet Islands (French: Îles Crozet; or, officially, Archipel Crozet) are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean...

Wars of Independence, changing hands several times. The huge cylindrical donjon was built in the 13th century, but before the rest of the castle was completed...

Salmon, in 1522 to recall the Roman Capitol. A dungeon tower, known as le donjon, was completed in 1530 and a rennaisance style gateway, designed by Nicolas...

Neuilly-en-Donjon (French pronunciation: [nœji ɑ̃ dɔ̃ʒɔ̃]) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France. Communes of the Allier...

Chesapeake 1000 (formerly Sun 800) is a heavy lift sheerleg crane ship, owned by Donjon Marine Co., capable of lifting 1,000 short tons (890 long tons; 910 t)....

height). Between two towers on the line of approach was the massive donjon (keep). The donjon was the largest in Europe, measuring 35 meters wide and 55 meters...

bell towers. Donjons, which were the residence of the lord of the castle, evolved to become more spacious. The design emphasis of donjons changed to reflect...

Geoffroy de Donjon (died 1202 in Acre), also known as or Geoffroy de Duisson, was the eleventhth Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller serving from 1193...

buildings were sold off and only the donjon was preserved. During the Second World War an attempt was made to demolish the donjon with dynamite by German soldiers...

source] Previous fires had destroyed the Honmaru area containing the old donjon (which itself burned in the 1657 Meireki fire). On the night of 5 May 1873...

The Keep of Pons (French: Donjon de Pons) is an 830-year-old fortified tower located in Pons, France and is one of the few remnants of the original castle...

(died 1183). (1) Hélène (Hawise) du Donjon, daughter of Frederick du Donjon and Corbeil, sister of Guy du Donjon (2) Hawise d’Avranches daughter of Robert...

and so are the three minor towers and the donjon. A moat is found surrounding the castle and its donjon. The circular inner yard must be highlighted...

The Donjon de Niort or Château de Niort (the former is most often used today) is a medieval castle in the French town of Niort in the département of Deux-Sèvres...