| Matilda flew out of the room, and was in an instant in the ballium. |
| High walls with an embattled parapet surround the lower court, or ballium, which we enter by a gate defended by strong towers. |
| From the dark shadows of the ballium, they passed into the moonlit inner court. |
| Both these castles are enclosed by a court or ballium, with a fortified entrance, like those erected by the Normans. |
| It stands in a ballium or court, surrounded by a moat and an embankment. |
| From the dark shadows of the ballium they passed into the moonlit inner court. |
