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This is the first place that I went to on my quest to bring my love of history and mental health tips together.
The old home of William the conquers half Bro. His name was Odo not to be confused with Dodo. (sorry such a lame joke)
Not much exists of this 11th-century castle, It was a motte-and-bailey castle with 15 meter high ramparts! Fun fact: that it is almost as tall as the Hollywood sign!
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 15 m tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
No stonework is visible above ground today. However, You stand in the center of these Ramparts and it's pretty impressive. It even has a football pitch in it. Can you imagine what Odo would have made of that!
Before Odo came on the scene there was an earlier castle that stood from the Saxon times however, he completely revamped it as that one would have been made out of timber. (would have been rather, old school) He made his new castle out of stone instead which was more in keeping, with the fashion. (He was the King's half bro and one of the most powerful men in England)
Odo pictured here in the tapestry is the guy in the middle. He also had pretty out there fashion by the looks of things!
It would have had an impressive gateway with tall stone towers. If I was him I would have stood at the top of the tower with a cup of mead, looking out - only allowing people I like in. Then have a massive castle party!
A 13th Century chapel also was unearthed on this site however at the end of the 13th century the whole castle and the chapel was just left to rot ( it was all those parties that did it! (Joking) )it was dismantled and the stone was used to build the local village.
The small village of Deddington is very beautiful, picturesque, reminds me of a Jane Austen novel. Grand manor houses, small thatched cottages with sweeping gardens.
A place worth visiting.
Anxiety Techniques for this week are:
3 techniques this week are :(1)Count from 100- 7 backwards . (2) say your full name and 3 other people's names backwards (3) say the alphabet backwards. This helps to divert the brains attention and distract it from the anxiety.
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