Motte and Bailey Castles

a) At first you could attack it by burning it because it was made of wood but when they replaced the wooden keep with a stone keep then you couldn't but the enemy did come up with a weapon called the battering ram. The enemy would use the battering ram as a tightrope to get across the moat then they would bash down the two fences then they would run up the hill bash the final fence down then bash the only bit of the keep that wasn't made of wood, the door. This was done at night so the defenders could not see them. It was especially hard for the defenders to see the enemy at night because in the 1100s they only had candle light and the light given off wasn't of a very good quality. To solve this problem they built the door on the first floor and built the stairs at a right angle from the door, so when the enemy tried to attack they couldn't get their bodies and force behind the battering ram to bash the door down.

I can't remember every single significant character or sigfigs in the series. But I'll start from what I can remember.

Etrius-- the main character to the Castle 3, or what I thought from the start. He relunctantly joins up with the General in an effort to save mankind, so he thought. He helped get two books from two other characters, and upon the the third castle, he was ordered to retrieve a black orb by the General. However, something happened to it after direct contact. And using what seemed to be an extreme form of psychokinesis, he kills a nearby soldier who was reporting to the General. The General shot him in the head. Etrius lost conciousness as he saw the General escape with the orb. After Repercussions, it is shown that his body is gone, either indicating that his body was moved, or that he is still somewhat breathing. Oscar hasn't released this info yet, so we still have to wait on that.

Lloyd--the guy with the sword. You can't miss him. I haven't watched Castle 1 or 2, but apparently he seems to kick major @$$. There is no assault/battle records on how good Lloyd can fight. He was enroute with the General to retrieve the black orb, but was ambushed by stick creatures. He pulled his sword on the General after hearing Beecher tell him to "stop him". But after being ambushed by stick creatures, he, Beecher, and Boomer ran for their lives. Unfortunately, the ground cracked and made a huge crevice. Beecher and Boomer were able to escape. But Lloyd was unable to make the jump, and was thus sealed in the room with Etrius. He makes another stunning appearance in Castle Repercussions taking on the stick creatures side, spitting out blood. His name is also called out that saved helicopter pilot Plisskin during Castle Repercussions part c/3. Nothing is confirmed about this character's ending. But it's possible he may make another reappearance in the next series Oscar is planning on making.

Beecher--one of the cool dudes with an assault rifle. He is also within the four-man team along with Etrius, Boomer, and Lloyd. Beecher is close to Etrius when it comes to mutual friendship. He joins the General in an attempt to retrieve the black orb, only to find out that he shoots Etrius. He makes an attempt to stop him but is thwarted by the ambush of stick creatures. His shooting skills is pretty good, seeing how he was able to pick off some of the creatures jumping onto the helicopter pilot Plisskin was piloting with one shot. He escapes with the General. But nothing else can be confirmed about his assault/battle records, or his future ending.

Boomer--one of the stick figures with the blond hair. He is also within the four-man team along with Etrius, Beecher, and Lloyd. He joins General in an attempt to retrieve the black orb, but is ambushed by stick creatures. He meets up with Beecher and the General outside the center room, where they are attacked by stick dragons. The stick dragon is shot down and causes a collapse within a bridge that separates Boomer from the General along with three other soldiers. It is apparent that he has super speed, strength, and inhumane instincts. He is notable for crushing the stick figures with his bare hands and his complimented by a soldier named Sergeant Mullins, quote: "What drugs are you on Boomer?" Boomer is very respectable of his teammates. He also has a cold/brutal personality. But it his determination to help other survive along with himself that enables him to escape the castle along with Sergeant Mullins, Helicopter Pilot Plisskin, Private Ray, and Some Other Guy.

General--the anti-hero to the castle series. He is under a certain superior that is funding him and his project. He also organized the four-man team to accompany him to complete his objective. He wears a dark grey cap and has a pistol with him at all times. He, Beecher and Boomer manages to escape the center room during the stick creature ambush. But on the bridge, he is separated from Boomer and several other soldiers. Luckily, he makes it to the helicopter pad, and with Beecher and many other lucky soldiers, he escapes.

In a house!

send all the women and children out of the castle in tunnels so that the food supply can be preserved.

try to build your castle on top of a steep hill, so you can see invaders and so that the invaders will find it hard to get to your castle.

if the invaders attempt to climb over the castle walls, throw down the ladders or shoot arrows at them.

if the invaders use movable towers to get over the walls, cover the ground around your castle with earth so that the invaders will not be able to wheel the towers.

be sure to stay inside the castle.

Yes, in 1095 approx. Guy de Baliol built a motte and bailey castle before Bernard de Baliol built a stone castle on the same site.

You can find information about the portrait castle in Belgium by the Chicago Portrait Company at any art dealer's facility or auction house. This reverse-painting of the castle is often sold in auctions and goes for about 25 dollars as the reproductions are limited in their editions.

my bum

fire and rot was there main weaknesses

to scare the English into surrender in 1066.

Of cause i don't know

1949 is the year mate

it will be very hard for the enemies to go up the hill and when they get there they will be too tired to fight.

Gatehouse

It is called a moat

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

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.

Defence

its were they store there armour

A Motte is the part of a Motte and Bailey castle is the part on the hill consists of the keep.

Giullare

around 1050

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.