It's also not a castle but a château. Château is a new-ish residence for some kind of lord, often secondary (bragging), while castle's are always medieval and fortified main residences.
French words in English don’t always line up one to one.
As someone who primarily read in English I would whip out some of those in French class in school and my teacher once actually belly laughed at it. She understood what I was doing though, she didn’t think I was completely bad at French. Off the top of my head I can only think of portmanteau which is only used in English to mean two words mashed together, while in French it only has its original meaning (coat hanger)
Both come from Latin castellum meaning stronghold or fortified village. I would argue that a château is a type of castle and what you are referring to castle should actually be qualified as a medieval castle specifically.
It's funny because I've cut things off with people and didn't do the symbolic knife gift, and they keep bugging me. And then the one time I accidentally leave a knife behind at a friend's, suddenly there's a definite distance between us and things die off organically. Interesting coincidence, can definitely see how this superstition came to be.
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During the 17th century Europeans constructed cool but unpractical weapons to use as diplomatic gifts. | Spyke
I can't help myself, so i will point out that; Castle Neuschwanstein was built in the later half of the 19th century...
Pedantism ho!
It's also not a castle but a château. Château is a new-ish residence for some kind of lord, often secondary (bragging), while castle's are always medieval and fortified main residences.
In summary, Neuschwanstein is a bonafide château.
Edit: for reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau
Château is the French word for castle.
French words in English don’t always line up one to one.
As someone who primarily read in English I would whip out some of those in French class in school and my teacher once actually belly laughed at it. She understood what I was doing though, she didn’t think I was completely bad at French. Off the top of my head I can only think of portmanteau which is only used in English to mean two words mashed together, while in French it only has its original meaning (coat hanger)
Both come from Latin castellum meaning stronghold or fortified village. I would argue that a château is a type of castle and what you are referring to castle should actually be qualified as a medieval castle specifically.
But Wikipedia has a different opinion.
Ironic to use Neuschwanstein in a meme about middle ages
17th century middle ages?
19th*
No, the title says "17th century". What middle ages?
Oh right, thought you were talking about the castle.
An axe isnt really a "gift".
Any object you give someone else to keep is a gift.
Diplomats gift ceremonial shit all the time.
What i wanted to say is: In some cultures "gifting" an axe is a declaration of war.
Is this one of those cultures?
Regency-era Austria or 4chan's /pol/ board?
(In either case, no.)
In my family there's a tradition that if you give a gift of a blade, you have to make the recipient pay a penny for it. Might be related somehow.
Yeah, it's an old superstition that giving a knife as a gift will sever your relationship.
It's funny because I've cut things off with people and didn't do the symbolic knife gift, and they keep bugging me. And then the one time I accidentally leave a knife behind at a friend's, suddenly there's a definite distance between us and things die off organically. Interesting coincidence, can definitely see how this superstition came to be.