r/interestingasfuck • u/The_Love-Tap • 22h ago

Germany has more castles than the United States has McDonald’s. This is the Eltz castle, located in Wiershem. It has been owned and occupied by the same family for 33 generations over 800 years

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u/NoNotChad 19h ago edited 17h ago

Does he even have the license to crenellate his username?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licence_to_crenellate

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u/codyexplainsitall 18h ago

Oi mate, you got a license for those crenellations?

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u/TrulyOutrageous42 17h ago

Damn, you need a license for that? And to think, I've been crenellating unlicensed this whole time!!

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u/LennyLennsen 15h ago

Username checks out

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u/ThePuceGuardian 10h ago

🎶 Gotta keep 'em crenellated! 🎶

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u/Cheap-Ad1821 8h ago

Help I crenellated in my pants!

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u/SirLoremIpsum 17h ago

"The names Bond, Aethelred Bond. Licence to Crenellate"

*admiring coos from the audience

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u/Negative_Gravitas 17h ago

I . . . I did not know this was a thing, and medieval history (particularly English medieval history) is something of an interest of mine. Cheers and Thanks!

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u/pkingdesign 15h ago

That's an awesome Beastie Boys song!