German: UmwehrungEnglish translation: breastwork KudoZ The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators ... More |
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German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Archaeology | | German term or phrase: Umwehrung | | ... Dennoch wird man davon davon ausgehenden duerfen, dass der Ort seien im 7. Jahrhundert nachweisbaren Rang als Herzogsresidenz und Hauptstadt der Bajuwaren schon seit der Stammesbildung eingenommen hat. Die unzerstoerte monumentale Umwehrung des alten Legionslagers mag Regensburg hierfuer praedestiniert haben. |
| | | Selected response from: Kim Metzger Mexico
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| Earthwork defenc(s)es
Explanation: I think these were probably a lot higher than just breastworks.
And I'm not too sure that curtain walls were invented until slightly later - say 1,100 years?
| David Moore Germany Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
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