anchor: With a similar concern for self-protection, the proliferation of for?­tresses throughout the P??ri?­gord region bears witness to the many wars against the English, be?­tween Protestant and Catholic, and resistance to the marauding bands of brigands.
positive: The fortresses are reminders of the numerous intersocietal conflicts of the region's past.
negative: The fortresses of the area were only built because they looked nice.