Ballium
bailey.
historical examples
after these maternal cares, marjory sat and listened to the proceedings in the ballium of the castle.
wilson’s tales of the borders and of scotland, volume iii various
it stands in a ballium or court, surrounded by a moat and an embankment.
nooks and corners of english life, past and present john timbs
we next approach, the ballium, or castle yard through the porter’s lodge of two towers with a portcullis.
the mirror of literature, amus-m-nt, and instruction. various
from the dark shadows of the ballium, they p-ssed into the moonlit inner court.
the outlaw of torn edgar rice burroughs
barrels of salt meat and flour and ale were rolled up the ballium by the stalwart arms of the bows and bills; arms destined, alas!
the siege of norwich castle matilda maria blake
high walls with an embattled parapet surround the lower court, or ballium, which we enter by a gate defended by strong towers.
english villages p. h. ditchfield
barney and the girl remounted and the little cavalcade moved forward through the ballium and the great gate into the court beyond.
the mad king edgar rice burroughs
both these castles are enclosed by a court or ballium, with a fortified entrance, like those erected by the normans.
view of the state of europe during the middle ages, vol. 3 (of 3) henry hallam
matilda flew out of the room, and was in an instant in the ballium.
wilson’s tales of the borders and of scotland various
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