A small fortified tower that projects outward from the corner or side of a castle, fortress, or city wall for defensive purposes.
Possibly from French 'bretèche' meaning a hoarding or braced structure, or from Breton origins; used extensively in medieval architecture across Northern Europe.
The word 'bartizan' itself is hard to trace—scholars debate its origins while the structures it names dot European coastlines, mysterious linguistic artifacts of medieval warfare.
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