What are the defensive features of castle neuschwanstein?

Answer 1

Moat - filled with water and helps stop the enemy from reaching the castle

Arrow slits - easy to shoot out of but not into

Outer wall - taller than the rest of the castle apart from the keep

Soldiers - shoot the enemy DEAD

Portcullis - Helps stop enemies entering the castle

Answer 2

stone walls and fortified entrances

Sally Port is ultimately from Latin portus for door. Often the term postern is used synonymously. It can also mean an underground tunnel, or passage (i.e. a secret exit for those besieged).

A bent entrance is a defensive feature in mediaeval fortification. In a castle with a bent entrance, the gate passage is narrow and turns sharply. Its purpose is to slow down attackers attempting to rush the gate and impede the use of battering rams against doors. It is often combined with means for an active defence, such as machicolations, in effect confining intruders to a narrow killing zone. Its defensive function is related to that of a barbican in front of the gate

Hoardings: Covered wooden overhangs that ran along the top of a wall. The French later used stone hoardings called machicoulis. Hoardings had holes in the flooring from which soldiers could shoot arrows or dump various objects (rocks, hot tar, boiling water, hot oil) on attackers.

In the ceiling of the gatehouse tunnel, there were openings called murder holes through which defenders could drop objects and hot liquid. The sides of the tunnel also had arrow loops. Finally, the gatehouse had a heavy wooden door at the inner opening, which soldiers could shut and lock with braces.

moats and towers

Answer 3

1. Solid impenetrable walls (eg stone) with narrow windows, built down to bedrock so attackers can't tunnel underneath it, or gain entrance easily.

2. Moat filled with water.

3. Drawbridge

(ie bridge from the only castle entrance to the other side of the moat which can be raised vertically to deny entrance.)

4. Porticullis to block entry through castle wall entrance as required.

5. Stockpiles of food, fodder, ammunition, etc sufficient to withstand a seige.

No castle cannot withstand a very long seige.

( For example, the Romans planned their seiges to last for up to 3 years).

6. An absolutely secure water supply. With no water, defenders cannot withstand a seige. (Ideally, the castle is built around a spring.)

7. If possible, entrance/exit at the end of a long tunnel from wall gateway, with narrow openings at its sides and roof.

8. Castle built on a height above surrounding countryside.

All of these are defensive - a castle is not offensive .

Answer 4

Castles have thick walls to protect themselves against weapons. Some have moats to make it difficult to get in to the castle once the drawbridge is raised. They have tiny windows to allow archers to fire out the window and hard for the enemy to fire back. Castle defenders would also pour boiling oil down on those attacking.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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