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1. Content

Crusader-Castles.com is a non-commercial website. Its purpose is to propagate results of the scientific research on the medieval military architecture of the Eastern Mediterranean from the 11th to the 15th century. Furthermore, it is intended to serve as a forum for scientific exchange on the subject. Author, copyright holder, and designer of the site is Mathias Piana. The author reserves the right not to be responsible for the topicality, correctness or completeness of the information provided. Liability claims regarding damage caused by the use of any information provided, including any kind of information which is incomplete or incorrect, will therefore be rejected. All offers are not-binding and without obligation.

2. Referrals and links

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