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A belfry is an old word for what we typically call a bell tower. Both amount to the same thing: a tower or other location where you would find the building's bells.
The most common way one hears the word is the idiom "Bats in the Belfry", which is an old idiom to indicate one's head is rather a mess and therefore the person is implied to be crazy (picture this; the bells start ringing, scaring the bats and causing them to panic; that bell tower is going to be quite hectic for a while).
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When did Belfry Witches end?
Belfry Witches ended on 2000-11-01.
How does a Belfry Tower work?
It works by the bell at the top of the castle and rings and rings and rings.......
What did the Romans use on the siege tower to keep it from catching on fire?
They used wet animal hides on the front and both sides of the Belfry (or siege tower) to stop it from catching on fire. Hope this helps;-)
What is the name of a movable medievil tower used to attack?
As a general rule they're just called siege towers but in the Middle Ages they were known as belfry. You are talking about the big rectangular towers on four wheels that you roll up to the city walls, right?
Who was warned by the watchman in the Old North Church belfry of the approaching British troops?
actually the laterns were a back up to warn the people in Charleston of the british invasion in case paul revere and William dawes were killed or captured before they could warn the people. as for who was watching for the laterns in the city I do not know.
