One day of this past week, we took
a short field trip to the castle, Hrad Bouzov.
This was a small medieval style castle that was built in the 14th
century. During it’s time it was owned
by several families and was considered a religious property but was then sold
to the state after the war. When we
first arrived at the castle I noticed that it looked different than all the
others we have visited. One thing that I
loved about the castle was that it had a distinct moat. They mentioned that they used to keep bears
in the moat to keep others from crossing over.
An interesting fact about the castle was that not all of the objects in
it were original or of that time era.
During later years the owners of the castle bought artwork, some of
people that were not even in the family or someone they knew. They did not care who the people in the
artwork were or what was in the artwork.
They just bought it to show that they could afford to make it look
fancy. To me this showed how people with
power were more worried about materialistic things to show power or rule rather
than more important aspects. Another
interesting fact was that only the nobleman or the king was allowed to hunt animals. It was a favorite pastime but because
everything was property of the king or nobleman no one else could partake in
the pastime. Also, if one was caught
with a weapon it would be considered a crime.
This shows how much control a ruler could have over all of the decisions
and actions made in his kingdom. Because
I have grown up in a democratic country it is hard for me to imagine one person
having so much power over all of the rest.
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| Outside of the Bouzov Castle |
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| Entrance door into the castle |
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| Fireplace in the hunting room of the castle |
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