What were castles built for and why is the case?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

It's where the king/queen stays. Also, if a country is under attack, then the king or queen would stay in the castle, and ontop of the castles there would be archers etc. the castle would be there to defend the country i guess.

Wiki User

∙ 16y ago

What else can I help you with?

How were the first castles built?

Castles were built out of stones or bricks.

How were castles first built?

Castles were built out of stones or bricks.

How did William duke of Normandy build castles?

he built woodern castles He built these castles in England for better defence.

Why were stone castles built?

Stone castles were built because they could not burn down as ealsily as wood castles can.

When were round keep castles built?

they built round keep castles because they did

When were most castles built and by which group of people?

Most castles were built in the 16 hundreds.

Why were castles built only for kings?

Castles were built only for kings because they were used to keep the kings built.

Why were there castles built in town areas?

Castles were built in lots of different countries. Initially they were built in England by the Normans.

What castles were built after concentric castles?

mannor house

Why did castles appear?

Castles were built as protection from enemies.

Where were square keep castles built?

Square keep castles were mainly built far from villages

Who built the medievil castles?

William the Conqueror built the first wooden ones but kings after him also built their own castles.