What does a dungeon?

What does a dungeon?

A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably belongs more to the Renaissance period.

What does dungen mean?

Dungen ("the grove", Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdɵ̂ŋːɛn]) is a Swedish rock band based in Stockholm. Often classified as psychedelic rock, Dungen is also influenced by Swedish (and other) folk music, classic rock, progressive rock, garage rock and alternative rock.

Why do castles have dungeons?

Castles as prisons. Castles were ideal places to lock up prisoners, because they were strong buildings that were difficult to escape from. Prisoners were locked away in a tower or underground in a dungeon. In the Middle Ages, most prisoners were noblemen captured in war who were held for ransom.

What’s another word for dungeon?

In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dungeon, like: stockade, vault, prison, cell, jail, donjon, oubliette, keep and chamber.