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What castles were made from?
Stones Wood Motte and Baily( wood and stone)
What weaknesses does a motte and baily castle have?
It can burn easy the wood can rot quickely
Information about motte and baily castles?
motte and bailey castles consist of a hill/motte, a bailey which was a living area for the soldiers and the castle which was made out of wood
Motte and bailey castles?
A MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE IS: Motte: A motte is french for a clod of earth. The castle is built on this. Bailey: A bailey is attached to the clod of earth, via some steps and is where the soldiers of the castle sleep, like a small cottage. The castle is made out of wood and has a keep. A keep is like the lookout of a ship, but a lookout for attackers on the horizon. It is usually the safest place in the castle.
What are the difference between a motte and bailey and stone keep caslte?
mott and baily castles were made out of wood and stone castles were made out of stone.
Why were motte and bailey castles quick to build?
because they are made from wood.
What is a motte and bailey castle made out of?
Motte and Bailey castles are made out of wood and mud. They used wood because it was cheap and was easy to build with. Also, it only took a few weeks to construct. There are also dissadvantages to building with wood aswell: It rots quickly, it sets on fire easily and also can be knocked down quite easily.
What are the advantages of motte and baileys castle?
its easy to build and its cheap because it is made out of wood
What are the first type of Norman castles?
the motte and baileys which was made out of wood
How did the normans build a motte?
because it was faster to build them because they were made out of wood than building stone castles because they took a lot longer to build
What were the advantages of a motte and baily castle?
Motte and bailey castles are made out of wood which produces many advantages including: * They are reasonably strong * They are able to be built within a few weeks * They have a moat which makes invading the castle alot harder * There is a big hill that the motte is built on so the archers in the motte can shoot them with arrows whilst the attackers are scrambling up the hill * They are cheap There are also many more advantages.
What are castles made of?
life in the middle agesStone, the gates were made out of ironUsually from stone, but early motte and baily forts were made of wood. Some fortresses in Eastern Europe were made of brick, since stone is scarce there.they were originally made of wood but they kept burning down so they started making them out of stone
