A Burgmann (plural: Burgmannen, Latin: oppidanus) was a member of the low aristocracy in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages who guarded and defended castles. The role is roughly equivalent to the English castellan and the name derives from the German word for castle, Burg.
Whether a Burgmann was a free knight, dienstmann or ministerialis, he was a member of the aristocracy who was charged by the lord of the castle (the Burgherr) with the so-called Burghut or castle-guard. In other words, his job was to guard the castle and defend it in case of attack. A fief had to be defended from incursion and the supporting farmland had to be run correctly, proper repairs and improvements had to be made, possibly fortifying key points and collecting taxes. Ministeriales replaced free nobles as castellans under Conrad I of Abensberg's tenure as Archbishop of Salzburg from 1106 to 1147. In 1131, Hohensalzburg saw its first ministerialis, Henry of Seekirchen, sit as both burgmann and burgrave, overseeing a permanent garrison of subordinate (free) knights.
Perkiomen, somewhat cloudy
Indian water slipping down a mountain stream
You know what I mean
Painted lady touch the water
Forest standing, sentry over mossy wall
She comes when you call
Outside, you've got me slipping like a honey slide
I'll take a ride with a willow weeping
Tears of strength into the stream
And the waterfall is a tense of all
Perkiomen, somewhat cloudy
Indian water slipping down a mountain stream
You know what I mean, ooh woo
Outside, you've got me slipping like a honey slide
I'll take a ride with a willow weeping
Tears leading to the stream
And the waterfall is a tense of all
Perkiomen, somewhat cloudy
Indian water slipping down a mountain stream