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Castles
From the earliest Motte & Bailey Castles to the massive stone Fortresses still standing today
2,974 Questions
What did people throw at castles in the medieval times?
they catapulted all sorts of things.... dead animals, plagued bodies, really big rocks, etc.
Osaka Castle is one of the most famous castles in Japan and is known for the role it played in Japanese history. It was built by Hideyoshi Toyotomi and inherited by his son, who lost the Tokugawas (who eventually would unify Japan under the shogunate). The castle has been burned down and rebuilt several times, ranging from the conflicts of the Meiji Restoration to bombings by the Allies.
What year was schlobohm Housing Built?
There's used to be a placard on the northwest corner of Buliding #1 that says 1953.
What does a castle nut look like?
It has slots in the top of the nut to used with a cotter pin. Looks a lot like the top of the Rook piece from a chess game ( which some refer to as the castle).
Would castles ever be needed in the future?
probably yes because they could have better security and safety
What is some information on a medieval castle mess hall?
Castles didn't have "mess halls" but they did have great halls that served for everything. People ate there, sometimes slept there, and had meetings there. On the whole the it was a pretty busy place usually with rushes on the floor. The rushes were removed once a year and by that time they were pretty stinky. When people ate they often threw food on the floor so rotten food, dog waste, and other critters were in the rushes. The great hall would be rather smoky too. Tallow candles were used and they gave off a rancid smell and oily smoke. There was often a fireplace at one end of the hall, but it only warmed the area around it so the other end was usually cold and damp. In older castles the great hall was the main room of the castle and as castles evolved bedrooms were added.
What was in a Keep in a medieval castle?
The word keep was not used until after the medieval period, so in that sense medieval castles did not have keeps.
The medieval term was donjon or donjun (in Anglo-Norman French), which meant the main defensive tower in a stone castle. Every castle was different, so the donjonmight be centrally placed or offset to one end, or even part of the external circuit wall (the curtain).
Norman donjons were generally square or nearly so, and with a storage area on the ground floor, accessible only from inside. The first floor included the entrance, reached by an external stair of wood or stone; above this might be the chapel and main hall, with private apartments on the floor above. At roof level were battlements and small corner towers. Inside would be a deep well to provide water.
Some donjons were circular, others made with many sides.
The whole concept of a "final refuge" in the donjon if the rest of the castle were captured proved to be flawed; perhaps the attackers could not get in - but neither could the defenders get out, so it effectively became a prison. In the long term the defenders could be starved into submission.
How much would it cost to build a castle exactly like Hogwarts?
About 10,000,000 galleons. I'm kidding, of course, but it'd be billions of dollars! it's huge, is landscaped excellently, has a waterfall, lake, it's in the Scottish highlands, and defys some laws of physics, so probably not cheap...
Did people in medieval times have words like shut up?
Most likely. Shakespeare said "A foolish tongue falls silent upon a knavish ear"
How long does it take to build a Sand Castle on the seashore?
Well, it really depends. It depends on how big you want it to be.
What was better between concentric castles and stone keeps?
On SQUARE KEEP Castles, they have corners, therefore attackers can dig underneath them, whereas CONCENTRIC CASTLES have one round wall, so this cannot happen.
Where is the french castle carcassonne located?
Carcassone is a town in Southern France, near the Mediterranean sea and Spain. This is a walled, medieval city, more than a castle.
