Blood on the walls of the castle?

The giant of Trezzo sull'Adda (Mi)

“It seemed as they were prying, it seemed mantras…!” Tell  us Valentino Rocchi, our collaborator and member of CUN, who had this perception exactly that day. But it isn’t all. The galvanometer, instrument measuring the microcurrents in a place, reported the presence of something anomalous. However, just down the castle flows an underground river, so we must pay attention to the report of the galvanometer.

But the sensational fact it’s another one. That day we took many photos. Then, when we were developing them, we noticed something curious and odd. On the right of one of the photos took towards the stairs that lead to the lower rooms, those that looks on the river, we noticed the presence of an anthropomorphic shape. It looks like the shape of a knight, we can see the armour, tight in the waist and, if you pay attention, you’ll noticed also the left arm and the wrist well delineated, it doesn’t seems to wear any helm. It may perhaps be the ghost of Bernabò Visconti? Or that of another knight? Or simply some light and shadows? We show you, at right, whit copyright, this photo. To examine it entirely, visit our photogallery.

The inquiry continues. 

GIORGIO PASTORE
Translated by ROBERTA "NEMO85"

     But the mysteries of the castle, don’t stop here. Many lived here during the centuries. We had already talk about Viscontis, but before them there was Federico I Barbarossa, before him the Longobards  (remember 5 graves found in San Martino).

They say that was the queen Teodolinda who wanted to build the castle. But before…. Probably, the place was already inhabited, before the VI century A.C., however we don’t have sure proofs. Perhaps were the Celts the first who installed there, perhaps in the IV century B.C.

Trezzo is cited for the first time by the historian Polibio as scenery of an important battle between Romans and Gauls in 222 B.C.. In a grave of Longobardic age, were found the remains of Rodchis, a warrior more than 2,50 meters tall. For this, the grave were denominated “Giant’s grave”. Who knows if other giants existed at that time? We wonder this looking at the enormous blocks of stone which form part of what now remains of the walls, the tower, more than 42 meters tall, and the basement. It’s amazing think that this wonder is still here, after more that one hundred years, even if no kind of mortar was used.

Valentino Rocchi near the stones of the castle.

The stones stand one over another, are fixed each other and between the slits enter not even the blade of a knife, just like in other parts of the world. Simply think at the megalithic walls build by Incas. We found basement perhaps of more ancient times, maybe more ancient than Celts. The population that follow each other during the history of the castle, may have used architectural elements that were already there, belonged to some forgotten civilization.

We think so for some anomalous finding. It’s difficult to believe that in the Medieval age people may “create” granite, nevertheless, visiting the castle, we notice the presence of strange monolithic blocks, that seems monolithic, but they are agglomerate. Why we don’t know anything about them? Why this architectonic technique didn’t remain until now? The socle where there is the tower, seems a single block of stone. May already be there? Under the castle there are the entrance of an underground tunnel, now slide down. The legend tell that, once upon a time, this tunnel linked the Visconteo Castle and to other castles of the area, even to Bergamo, so passing under the river Adda.

It’s difficult to believe that the civilization of that time may know such technology. And if this tunnels are more ancient? Ancient even for Celts…