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It was rammed through walls and big doors. They would first douse the doors with oil. Then they would set fire to them and let it burn to weakin the enourmous wooden doors.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoBattering rams were not used to help castles, they were used to break open the doors or gates leading into castles (or other buildings).
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What was the medieval battering ram used for?
For destroying castle doors.
Was the Battering Ram used in World War 1?
No as the battering ram was a medieval siege machine
What type of people used the battering ram in medieval sieges?
The attacking soldiers would use it to try and enter the city or castle
When was the battereing ram most popular medieval times?
battering ram
How do you deffend a motte and bailey castle?
battering ram
What were the good points about a battering ram?
the good pionts about Battering Ram was they always broke down castle and is a very strong wood
How do you use the word ram in sentence?
I used a battering ram to open the castle doors. I rammed the doors open.
What is storming the gateway of a castle?
Storming the gateway of a castle means to use a battering ram and essentially breaking in though the gateway ( main door of castle).
What was the battering ram and who invented it?
The battering ram was and is used to tear down the walls of an opposing force's fortress entrance (the gates to a fort or castle). Modern-day battering rams are used by swat teams to tear through doors.
How might a stone castle be attacked?
battering ram, scaling ladder, catapult, longbow, fire, and tunnels
What does medieval word undermining mean?
It's a siege tactic. Those laying siege would tunnel to the castle walls and destroy their foundations from under the ground. It was much safer than using a battering ram.
What do battering rams do and how do they work?
Battering rams were used in the Medieval period for basically ramming the fort or castle gate down, hence the name "battering ram". A group of about ten men (five on each side) would wheel it down to the gates and start swinging the center of the battering ram (a long log with usually a rams head at the front, attached by rope.) They keep on knocking until the gate has been destroyed.Source taken from "Rome Total War" try it!
