What Kind of Medieval Europe Town is Blackmoor?

[aldarron]

In Corner of the Table (3 (5), 1971), Dave Arneson describes the world of Blackmoor as such:

... and the start of the "Black Moors" battle reports as a series dealing with the perils of living in Medevil Europe.(Or at leas t as much as is possible when a wargamer cum fantasy nut creates a parallel world that includes perils from a dozen Fantasy plots plus a few of his own).

The medieval period covers a very long time from roughly 500 - 1500 AD and can be subdivided into 3 parts (Early, High, Late). Then there is Europe with its numerous countries. Each country would have their own unique culture which can be further differentiated based on which age it is in.

So my question is what real world European country and medieval time period would best describe the town of Blackmoor? It would be great if there were some official source for this but if not then what would be your best guess?

While this may not be especially important for running games I do find it adds a lot of flavour to it. Minor things like clothes worn, food eaten, and even homes dwelled in can give a deeper feel of how daily life in Blackmoor would be.

I think there are a few "right" answers to this question.

The town itself seems to have been modeled, for the walls at least, on Cuidad Rodrigo in spain while the castle was literally the model of Branzoll castle i the Alps. And the whol thing seems to be based on the Black Room film which I think was set in the alps too.

But in terms of the overall setting and to answer your question, I would think  Talinn, Estonia, in the 1200's has a pretty Blackmoor like feel.