Middleton

Middleton is a town located on Middleton Island. This is one of the oldest settlements in Brunant, having been founded in 1353 by the Aragones.

Medieval history
The town of Middleton was first settled in 1353 by Aragonese settlers. It was originally called Mitona. This community was fortified in the late 14th century to prevent attacks from Barbary corsairs. There were indeed pirate attacks, in 1388 and 1407 that devastated the surrounding countryside, but the town held out. In 1501 pirate Kemal Reis led a 9 day siege of the town, and using cannons he was able to defeat the defenders. Many of the men were killed and others were imprisoned. The town was further fortified in the 1500s and survived various other pirate attacks (in 1517, 1522 and 1538) though a massive attack in 1573 resulted in nearly half the town burning. Legend has it that a grey bird came and brought them hope, which resulted in the town surviving the attack. In the 1570s Dutch Brunanters came to Middleton and set up further defenses. The Greatest battle was in 1594 when 3000 corsairs met 400 Brunanter soldiers and a few other castle defenders.the 3 week long siege held out.

Geography
The old town was built on a high hill overlooking. Most of the constructions afterwards were on the lowlands around the beaches.