Photo: A roughly three-quarter to four-fifths life-sized poster of an archer stands near stone steps and next to an archer's loophole (embrasure) in the very thick stone wall of a castle. The archer is dressed in medieval helmet and armor and he holds a bow with a notched arrow pulled back and ready for release through the embrasure. A full quiver lays at his feet. The wall is thick enough that the embrasure's interior The Oxford Languages dictionary defines embrasure as "an opening in a wall or parapet that is bevelled or splayed out on the inside, typically one around a window or door." In this case, as with most embrasures designed for archers, the opening is a long narrow vertical slit (showing here as a bright light in the midst of shadow) opening into a wide and deep "splayed" space that provides the archer room to move side to side behind the thick wall without exposing himself to attackers on the outside. Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, France September 2025 OM-1 MarkII: ƒ/5.6, 1/125, 24mm, ISO200
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