Wikipedia Assignment #2

I came across a beautiful picture of a castle in my search and intrigued, pursued it. It turned out to be an article on Mont-Saint-Michel and its bay. It's an intricate, elaborate, huge castle in France perched on a jumble of rocks in the middle of a bay. At low tide it's surrounded by sand and at high tide, water. It was built in the 6th and 7th century to be an Armorican stronghold of the Romano-Breton. The article covers it's history and various owners, attempts to breach it, and successful attacks and takeovers. The legend of it's birth is covered as well. It's a story of how the archangel Michael told Saint Aubert, bishop of Avranches, to build it. When the bishop wouldn't do it, the archangel burned a hole in his skull with his finger. The castle has been a political prison, inspiration for novels and music, theme park ride inspiration, and even the inspiration for the castle Minas Tirith in the Lord of the Rings movies.
1. 2,509 words
2. Searched under "middle ages" and followed a picture to the article "Mont Saint-Michel"
3. No Disambiguation link
4. The discussion page had lots of questions such as: How high is it? Did WWII do any damage to it? (it didn't) How is the upkeep funded? Where is it on the map?
5. 705 total changes: 1st change: 7/23/03 last change: 10/15/08
6. 2 external links
7. 7 references
8. 3 "further reading"

I would completely and totally recommend this article to anyone. Not only is it the most beautiful castle I have ever seen I am inspired to go see it someday. It's interesting too to read about how historical places and structures have influenced our culture today.