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March 19th, 2009, 06:25 PM
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Peg Castle?
Could someone educate me on what a Peg Castle and a Tel City are?
I just can't picture what these fortress types are.
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March 19th, 2009, 06:37 PM
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Re: Peg Castle?
Tel City is a home fortress of C'tis, Hinnom, Ashdod and Gath.
Peg Castle can be found with a site that gives Wizards.
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March 19th, 2009, 06:41 PM
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Re: Peg Castle?
tel city is probably a 'hill city' or 'city on a hill'. that would be a roughly Hebrew translation.
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March 20th, 2009, 02:55 AM
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Re: Peg Castle?
"Peg" can in some instances refer to a wooden stake. Therefore, I think a peg castle is somewhat similar to a wooden palisade, but extended to be an actual castle.
Regarding "Tel" I think Omnirizon is right on the money, but I also see another interesting connotation. "Tel" (or "Tell" - I have seen both spellings used) is also a term for an archaeological site where civilizations are found built on top of each other. This echoes the mythology of the factions that have it quite beautifully.
The above, however, is only what I see in the words of the terms themselves. I have not seen the terms themselves used outside of Dominions.
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March 20th, 2009, 05:52 AM
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Re: Peg Castle?
The Peg Castle is ridiculously hard to siege, isn't it? So I don't think it's made of wood.
Personally I imagine it standing on a peg-shaped bit of rock in the mountains, so that it's very hard to even run up to, let alone damage.
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March 20th, 2009, 06:50 AM
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Re: Peg Castle?
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Originally Posted by llamabeast
The Peg Castle is ridiculously hard to siege, isn't it? So I don't think it's made of wood.
Personally I imagine it standing on a peg-shaped bit of rock in the mountains, so that it's very hard to even run up to, let alone damage.
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You are most probably right.
Castles and fortifications in mountains do tend to have high defence in Dominions, but the hillfort definitely has lower than the peg castle so you have a definite point. Your explanation also uses a more common meaning of peg. Not to mention that the image it presents is much more appealing.
In short, I am thoroughly convinced.
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March 20th, 2009, 07:02 AM
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Re: Peg Castle?
I assumed it referred to "peg" in the sense of fastening or holding: a castle that holds together or underpins the defence of something, hence it needing to be enormously hard to take. I've never heard the term before, though. Although I think Llamabeast's suggestion sounds better.
It might not be an English word though...
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March 20th, 2009, 07:06 AM
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Re: Peg Castle?
I suspect my explanation is actually wrong, but I find it pleasing enough to the imagination. 
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March 20th, 2009, 07:24 AM
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Re: Peg Castle?
I imagined it to be a castle 'pegged' onto a sheer cliff face.
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March 20th, 2009, 08:31 AM
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Re: Peg Castle?
From what I was able to find, they are basically mountain fortifications which are supposed to be very hard to get to. There are actually a lot of those where I live.
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