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A motte was made from soil dug when making the ditch or moat around the base of the motte. Soil alone would subside so layers of other materials like stone or rubble were used. This layer effect can clearly be seen in the Bayeux tapestry section 51. Some times a layer of clay was spread on the surface to reduce weathering and to make it slippery for attackers. A wooden palisade was erected around the moat and another around the top of the motte.
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What did they make first the motte or the bailey?
the bailey
How much money does Jason Motte make?
MLB player Jason Motte made $7500000 in the 2014 season.
Why are they called mott and bailey keep castles?
they where called a motte because of the hill and in the ... they called it a motte and then the bailey is where the farmers and the animals and bla bla bla and together they make a motte and bailey castle.
What was used to make Motte and Bailey castles?
Stone or wood.
Why did normans make these motte and baileys first?
to scare the English into surrender in 1066.
How many motte and bailey castles did William make?
2.5 million roughly
What nicknames does Jason Motte go by?
Jason Motte goes by Mayhem.
What is the birth name of Nathaniel Motte?
Nathaniel Motte's birth name is Nathaniel Warren Seth Motte.
What is a mott?
A Motte is the part of a Motte and Bailey castle is the part on the hill consists of the keep.
What the bailey and motte and bailey castle was needed for?
Motte and Bailey castles were needed because the Normans wanted to keep an eye on the village and the make sure they didn't rebel against the king. Motte and bailey castles were very easy to burn down and rotted easily with water.
Why were motte and bailley castles called so?
it is called a motte -bailley castle because it has a motte and it also has a bailly
Why is a keep better than a motte?
A keep is better than a motte because the motte can be burned however the keep will be harder because it is at a hill top. The motte can rot, it is made out of wood.
