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Motte and Bailey Castles
Created in the 11th century in Britain, Ireland and France, a motte-and-bailey castle is a form of castle built on a high mound surrounded by a protective fence. The Windsor Castle is an example of this.
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The construction began in the late 11th Century as a Welsh Border strongholds of Roger de Lacy and it was held by that family until the 13th century. It is now a part ruined, non inhabited castle owned by the Trustees of Powis Castle on behalf of the family of the Earl of Powis
Why were Concentric Castles better than Motte and Bailey castles?
Concentric castles were better than Motte and Bailey castles because concentric castles were made out of stone and Motte and Bailey castles were made out of wood. Stone's better than wood for these reasons: * Wood catches fire easily * Wood rots within a few years * Wood's lighter making it easier to knock down Even though stone is better than wood in those many ways, wood's cheaper and, as explained above, is lighter. The wood being light means that it's easier to built.
A Motte is the part of a Motte and Bailey castle is the part on the hill consists of the keep.
What are facts about the motte and bailey castles?
1 fact is that they were built on the highest bit of land so that they could see if any enemies were coming.
and normally there was a river around the castle
2 is A small Motte and Bailey could take for example 50 men working 10 hours per day approx 40 days.
the normans built castles to show authority and power over England and for good defence and there are like 7 different types
The owner and created of Crooks and Castles is Dennis Calvero.
The story of Life in Norman England?
here is the story!:
Life in Norman England
The tall, frowning keep and solid walls of the great stone castles in which the Norman
barons lived betokened an age of violence and suspicion. Beauty gave way to the needs
of safety. In a Norman castle, forbidding stone buildings, ringed with parapets pierced
along the top with shot holes, stood like hostilesoldiers behind high, thick walls. At the
bottom of the walls lay green, slimy ditch: a sign to all foes to keep their distance.
Yet if an enemy did manage to cross the moat and force the gateway, in spite of a portcullis
crashing down from above and melted lead pouring in burning streams from the perforated
top of the rounded arch, little of his work was yet done. To reach the baron, the enemy had
to enter the keep: a huge tower of stone in the inner courtyard. But from the narrow slits in
the keep's ten-foot walls, archers rained a sharp and endless shower of arrows, sweeping
all approaches to the high and narrow stair that led to the single door that was the only
entrance, and the only path to victory.
Why were castles built and when were the earliest ones built what were new and old castles made of?
The earliest castles were Norman Motte and Bailey castles during the Medieval period of 1066 to 1153. Motte and Bailey were built on top on hilltops and a high and extremely steep mound was built which had very steep sides and a Tower was built on top of it. The process of excavating the earth to build the massive mound, which was the motte, created a highly convenient defensive ditch at the base of the motte and surrounding the whole of the bailey. The ditch became known as the Moat. These castles were made of wood. From 1154-1485 the castles builders were the Plantagenet English Kings. These great old castles were built for Medieval warfare and defence and new parts of the castle were designed for this. These were made of stone instead of wood because wood caught fire in battle.
Which castle was the best motte and bailey or concentric?
concentric of course because motte and bailey were made of wood so they could burn
How would you defend a castle in the 1300?
With a mote (most people couldn't swim then), a drawbridge, archers on top of the ramparts, hot water poured on top of the assailants (or other boiling liquids), permanent lookouts.
