0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Was it the motte and bailey castles that people used to dig tunnels under the earth then set the castle on fire from underneath?
the tunnels were used for storing food because it was cool and as an escape route.I have never been heard of them being used as a way to set the castles on fire but i would have been motte and bailey castle because they were made of wood.
What is a keep in a medieval castle?
a keep was used for protecting soldiers, because they was made out of stone they could be built very strong so they would last longer than motte and bailey castles. it used to be built upon a hill so that attackers would have to try and scramble up the hill while the archers could should them as they triedto reach the top. hope this helps (: xx
How do you attack motte and bailey castle?
There are 3 ways to attack any castle: Siege: you surround it and wait for the defenders to run out of food. Direct attack: Either by ramming the doorway or breaking a wall by artillery or undermining. Assault: A siege tower or scaling ladders over the wall. Or of course a combination of the above. But what a castle is, by and large, is a defensive fortification, its very design & location is there to make any attack as difficult as possible and keep its inhabitants safe from enemy attack. you can also defend a motte and bailey castle by staying on the high ground and rationing your food. people got very scared and frightened of these attacks and when that happened they killed themselves.And that's it.
How do i make a fence on the motte and bailey castle?
There are 3 ways to attack any castle: Siege: you surround it and wait for the defenders to run out of food. Direct attack: Either by ramming the doorway or breaking a wall by artillery or undermining. Assault: A siege tower or scaling ladders over the wall. Or of course a combination of the above. But what a castle is, by and large, is a defensive fortification, its very design & location is there to make any attack as difficult as possible and keep its inhabitants safe from enemy attack. you can also defend a motte and bailey castle by staying on the high ground and rationing your food. people got very scared and frightened of these attacks and when that happened they killed themselves.And that's it.
What was the problem with motte and bailey castles?
first of all...the castle could sink into the motte.you could burn the fence and walls down.· The motte is hard to climb up every day to get essentials up to the castle.sorry about the writing lol
What are the strengths and weaknesses of a motte and bailey castle?
Strengths:Only take a few days to buildReally light which makes it easier to buildQuite strongBuilt on a hill so you can see the enemy approachingMade of wood- so quick and easy to buildHas a moat and a fence so it is more difficult to attack.Weaknesses:Catches fire easilyWood can rot with the rain; it generally weakens with age.Wood is a weak building material so therefore these castles could not be bigThe motte can collapse with the weight of the castle on itThey were not big enough to house large groups of troops
What did the first motte and bailey castle look like?
To find good diagrams and paintings. Click on the link below named"google image search: Motte and bailey castles" If you want me to describe it then it's a raised, flat, fortified area with a large mound on it. The large mound has a keep on it.
How did castles change from the early middle ages to the late middle ages?
For the most part, castles began as timber structures built atop Roman forts. As the Romans were great road builders, their forts were positioned in many key places, especially in regard to troop movement. The mound of earth, called a motte was fenced in with timber walls creating a bailey. Since timber can burn, castles evolved using stone instead. They began on the same premise as the motte and bailey, and added the keep: a tower in the center and the most defensible place, with narrow stairs so if attackers did reach it, they could only approach one at a time. As war tactics changed, so did the castle. The motte and bailey expanded to a serious number of walls. The lord was housed in the keep and the higher the rank, the closer the people were to the bailey. Eventually the keep became so large that if a castle came under siege, the entire village could find protection within its walls. Crenallations developed, what we recognize now as the embattlements atop a wall or tower. Many castles can document their history because the King had to approve the license to crenallate and these dates were recorded. Because of sappers (people who would tunnel under ground) the square tower corners became a liability. Round towers replaced them as they did not collapse so easily if the ground gave way due to tunneling. The moat, while it could play a defensive role, was mostly the castle's sewage system. The chamber pots were dumped out of windows and privy chutes opened outside of the walls. Raw sewage dumped onto the ground and because the castle was on the raised motte, the sewage flowed downhill where it collected at the bottom. Small men were highly paid to crawl up the privy chutes and make their way inside to open the gates. As you can imagine, no one wanted to touch them! There were many specialized defenses developed along the way, the barbican was basically a gate tower. It might contain murder holes above so if the gate was breached, people would dump hot oil, burning naptha or pitch, or quicklime on the attackers. Rocks could be dropped on people from between the crenallations. Looking at many surviving castles today, you will see narrow archer slits but many now have a large circle in the middle, these were made in later years for firearms and small cannons. Windows or large openings did not exist in the medieval castle because that would be a vulnerable point. If you see windows or wide openings in the walls, they are a later addition. Many times the castle would have a sally port: a secondary gate. Once a besieging army was tied up at the main gate fighting and trying to avoid the castle archers, the lord would bring his knights mounted on their horses through the sally and launch a counter attack trying to outflank the enemy. That was really the only way to break a siege by force from inside. The castle began its decline with the advent of gunpowder. As weapons became more accurate and powerful, it was impossible to build the stone walls thick enough to withstand them - at least from an economic point of view. But the power of flight is what rendered the castle completely obsolete. Once the airplane became something dependable, castles were useless. -- The first castles were built in the last two centuries of the Early Middle Ages. They were of a type called motte and bailey. The motte was a hill with a flat top, and was often built up by hand. The bailey was an enclosed area taking up the top of the hill. It was enclosed with walls, and the walls were made of wood. Such a castle could be built in a few weeks, but it would not last long, as the wood would rot away in a relatively short time. Later castles were mostly built of stone. The design of the castle was more complicated, and included buildings. The most important building was a keep, which was usually a massive tower with rooms for storage of food and water, and for all sorts of other purposes. The keep was often built on top of the old motte of an earlier castle. The size of the castle was greater, and there was a stone wall, called a curtain wall, around it. It usually had a moat, as had the earlier motte and bailey castles, but also had a gatehouse, and often a drawbridge. (see the link below)
Why does a castle need a big store room?
One way to attack a castle was to surround it and lay siege to it, allowing no one in or out. The hope was that the people in the castle would eventually starve to the point they would give up. To prepare for this, a castle had a large store room full of food.
What is Nathaniel motte's favorite food?
Deep fried and battered blood from a cat's face.
How do you say you brought food to the table in Japanese?
Tēburu ni tabemono o motte
Where did knights get there food?
in a castle
