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What were castles weaknesses and how were thay overcome?
There were various castle weaknesses. It depends what castle type you are talking about. Wooden castles were used, but had the obvious downfall of no fire resistance, so stone was used instead. Then, because the corners of their square castles were the weakest parts, the builders made circular castles.
What weaknesses are there about concentric castles?
The gateway is very very weak!
What were the weaknesses of stone castles?
Stone castles have many small spaces between each other. As the space becomes bigger, the stone castles become weaker an weaker.
What are Windsor castles strengths and weaknesses?
Dunno really
What were the weaknesses of a stone centric castle?
consentric stone castles have many weaknesses one of them is the loose stones that fall out because cement was not invented
What are the strengths and weaknesses of round keep castle?
the problem with these type of castles was that there were many windows
What are the Weaknesses in stone castles?
The usefulness of stone castles came to an end with the invention of the cannon - the Turks used these with great success during the Crusades - if my memory serves me well.
What were the castles strengths and weaknesses?
The strengths of castles were they did not take long to build, hard to shoot at people inside and fire could not burn the stone. The weaknesses were catapults that could tear the stone, ladders could be used to invade easily and castle defenders could not see far away from low grounds.
What does Even castles of sand fall into the sea eventually mean?
I think it means that even the strongest people have weaknesses and will die eventually
What were weaknesses of motte and bailey castles?
They are very flammable since they are made of wood. They aren't very protected. Not many houses to live in.
What were castle weakness and How were castle overcome?
There were various castle weaknesses. It depends what castle type you are talking about. Wooden castles were used, but had the obvious downfall of no fire resistance, so stone was used instead. Then, because the corners of their square castles were the weakest parts, the builders made circular castles. v3n0m531
What are the advantages and disadvantages of concentric castles?
The strengths and advantages of concentric castles were numerous!What were the Weaknesses and Disadvantages of Concentric Castles?The weaknesses and disadvantages of concentric castles were as follows:Concentric Castles were extremely expensive to buildThe loss of a Concentric castle would have been disastrous for the ownerThey required vast man power and labour resourcesA huge variety of skills were required to build Concentric castlesA Concentric Castle could take several years to completeSiege Warfare was applied when trying to take a concentric castle - Castle walls could fall due to bombardment from Siege Engines such as the ballista, the mangonel, and the trebuchetThe Welsh Castles of Edward I were built with direct access to the sea fresh supplies could be delivered to the castle and the defenders could not be starved into submissionConcentric Castles built inland ran the risk of being starved into submission
