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How did the defence of a castle change during the middle ages?
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∙ 12y ago
- First there were wooden castles that were easy to burn. So they nailed wet leather skins on the wooden castle walls.
- When the castles became made of stone the 'attackers' started to besiege the castle so the 'defenders' dug a moat around the wall so there wasn't direct contact with the walls. also they made holes above the entrance and then when the 'attacker' came in the 'defender' could throw boiling water, rocks and stone or sand down. also for the archers there came little cracks in the wall so the archers could fire arrows.
- Sometimes the 'attacker' surrounded the castle to let the 'defender' run out of food, most of the time the 'defender' surrenders but many castles had secret passageways.
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What did they use for defense in medieval society?
Successfully defending a castle during the Middle Ages depended on whether the castle and its inhabitants could withstand a siege. Understanding Siege warfare was critical during the Middle Ages. The concentric castles of the Middle Ages were designed with this in mind and included defence features such as the Moat, Portcullis, Barbican, Gatehouse, Crenellations and Drawbridge.
What is the difference between concentric and stone keep castles?
The difference between a stone keep castle and a concentric castle is that a stone keep castle had hardly any defence. The only defence was their high walls. But the concentric castles had loads of walls surounding them. The word 'concentric' actually means with common middle point: describes circles and spheres of different sizes with the same middle point.
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No not really.
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A castle was a huge building or two towers that were connected. It is a type of fortified structure build in Europe and the Middle East during Middle ages.
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was the responsibility af a baron in the middle ages
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