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Après plusieurs changements de propriétaire, le château passa pendant l’époque de l’ancienne guerre de Zurich (1439–1450) aux mains de la famille Fulach. Depuis le départ des seigneurs de Laufen, le droit de vie était resté au bon vouloir de leurs successeurs, les barons de Tengen, ce qui fit du château fort un ennemi du point de vue zurichois.
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After a period in which the castle changed hands several times, it was the property of the Fulach family during the Old Zurich War (1439–1450). The fact that since the departure of the Barons of Laufen, the right to live in it with their successors, the Barons of Tengen, made the castle enemy property from the Zurich perspective. During the siege and conquest of the castle in 1449, it was reported that the defenders protecting the Fulach family endeavoured to escape by lowering themselves from the rock outcrop on long ropes and swimming to the other bank. A single occupant, who regarded the turbulent waters of the Rhine as the greater danger, remained behind and allowed the besiegers into the castle. Just one year later, however, soldiers loyal to the Fulach family succeeded in reconquering the castle. With diplomatic foresight, they gave up their Schaffhausen citizenship and applied for that of Zurich.
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