You now find yourself in what was originally the only entrance of Egeskov Castle. Today, the castle is connected to the mainland via the suspension bridge to the east and the castle courtyard to the west, but when the castle was built in the mid 1500s, its outer wall was surrounded by water on all sides. Consequently, the entrance was not the one you have just used, but instead via a window bridge on the north wall of the stair tower, which was connected by a pile bridge. You can still see the original entrance in the masonry on the north side from outside the walls. As you ascend the stairs, you will notice an unusual feature: the staircase twists to the left. This deviates from the typical building style of the period, when it was generally understood that a right twisting staircase would offer better defensive advantages for the higher, defending party in a direct confrontation.