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Hesdin Castle was home to some of the most ingenious and bewildering creations of medieval Europe.

Built in the late 13th century by Count Robert the 2nd of Artois, this northern French estate became famous for its so-called “engines of amusement,” elaborate contraptions that blurred the line between art and engineering.

Designed to astonish, delight, and perhaps unsettle, these devices showcased highly advanced engineering for their time.

Today, the castle is gone, its secrets scattered across history, leaving behind only fragments of its fascinating story.

At Hesdin, every turn concealed a marvel or surprise.

Guests might encounter mechanical monkeys dressed in badger skins, their movements eerily lifelike as they guarded a bridge.

Statues spouted jets of water at unsuspecting passersby, while gilded mechanical birds perched in the pavilion, singing melodies powered by intricate mechanisms.

Elsewhere, a hermit automaton could deliver a sermon, and a talking owl would issue cryptic orders.

The estate’s pranks were legendary. A trick window sprayed water on anyone who tried to open it, then slammed shut.

A desk displayed an inviting book of ballads, but any attempt to read it triggered a puff of soot or water...

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