Andelkrag Castle, Minas Tirith, and Kospoda

Andelkrag Castle and Minas Tirith are well known in the fantasy literature. This book explores the legends connected with these castles and traces them back to a real castle and a real story behind it. A thorough investigation allows to reconstruct how this real castle came into existence in an attempt to shelter Europe during the Hun attack, and what happens with the successful defenders after the Hun wars. Besides giving aid to the development of the eastern part of Europe during the Dark Ages, the castle ascended to prominence as the seat of the Duke of the Sorbs Dervanus, who sided with the Wends of eastern Europe to limit the aspirations of the King of the Francs Dagobert I to become the superior of all of Europe. From Dervanus emerged the nobility line of the de Kospod's. The traces of this family are further explored up to the present times.