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Moat--as a barrier and to provide extra water for fighting fires or for household needs
Towers--defense from above your enemy and view of surrounding area
Drawbridge--close to keep undesirables out
Inner courtyard--house animals, practice Fencing, etc.
Basement--storage of food, grain, etc.
Cisterns--collection of rainwater for household uses
Stone walls--thick, wide and angled--harder for cannon fire, catapults to reach target
Tunnels to outlying areas--allowed defenders to bring in supplies...
Sloped earth to walls of castle...kept outsiders in full view as they attacked
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What were two ways in which the siege could have ended in The Trojan Horse?
what were two ways in which the siege could have ended
What kept attackers from digging under the main walls in a castle?
There were a number of ways, the castle could be built on solid rock, even sandy or waterlogged land. A moat or deep ditch could surround the castle walls, the castle could be built in the middle or an artificial lake. The defenders could dig a tunnel towards the attackers tunnel and cause a collapse. The attackers could breach the outer wall only to find a a narrow place between the outer wall and an inner wall making it very easy for the defenders to guard against an assault. There would also be projectiles thrown down by the defenders.
How did the medieval knights destroy castles?
Actually, knights did not destroy castles, at least not fighting the way knights traditionally fought. Knights were heavy cavalry, and they fought on fields where horses could be used to advantage. Against a castle, they were nearly useless. Knights could command the armies brought against castles, however, and work on them in that capacity. Castles were destroyed in various ways. One was to assault the castle too quickly for the defenders to get ready. This was not usually possible, though it did happen from time to time. Another was to use siege machines. A battering ram could break down the gate of the castle. A catapult could break the walls apart, but it took a long time to do it. A siege could be put in place with the hope of starving the people in the castle. In such a case, catapults could toss the bodies of people who had died of some horrible disease over the walls, with a view to spreading sickness among the defenders. One was to use mines. A tunnel was dug under the castle walls producing a large chamber. This chamber was then filled with something that could burn slowly; often the bodies of dead pigs were used because the fat would burn. The fire, which could continue for days, gradually weakened the walls until they collapsed.
How do you attack motte and bailey castle?
There are 3 ways to attack any castle: Siege: you surround it and wait for the defenders to run out of food. Direct attack: Either by ramming the doorway or breaking a wall by artillery or undermining. Assault: A siege tower or scaling ladders over the wall. Or of course a combination of the above. But what a castle is, by and large, is a defensive fortification, its very design & location is there to make any attack as difficult as possible and keep its inhabitants safe from enemy attack. you can also defend a motte and bailey castle by staying on the high ground and rationing your food. people got very scared and frightened of these attacks and when that happened they killed themselves.And that's it.
What 2 ways in which the siege during the Trojan war could have ended?
Everyone died
How can a stone castle get attacked?
Stone castles could be attacked in many ways. Some of the most effective were using Siege Towers or a Belfry(like an enclosed ladder). These would be pushed up against the castle walls. Mining could also be used. The attackers would dig a tunnel up into the castle to a location near the walls. They would make a explosion, and this would cause the walls to crumble and collapse. Siege's were a particularly effective way of attacking a castle. The attackers would surround the castle with men, so no one could get out or in. Sieges could last for months, until the people inside starved.
How were Square Keep Castles Defended?
because the are strong and high. square keeps could be easily defended they were high meaning that defenders could see attackers coming. and prepare their wepons, they could shot down arrows from the arrow slits. hurl spears and drop rocks. there where lots of ways to defend a castle but these are the only ones i know :)
What were two ways siege could have ended?
A siege could end through negotiation, where the besieged party agrees to terms of surrender, often resulting in safe passage or concessions from the besiegers. Alternatively, a siege could conclude with a military breakthrough, where the besieging forces successfully attack and breach the defenses, leading to the capture of the besieged area.
How were castles attaked?
There were many different ways of attacking castles, not all of which would work on any give castle. One was to lay siege to the castle. If the castle had insufficient food or water, this would work. If a siege wore on, it could be as devastating to the people outside the castle as to those in it. Another way to attack a castle was to run men up to the walls with ladders, and have them climb over the top. It took courage. A battering ram could be used at the castle gate. This took courage also. People in castles sometimes threw oil down on the battering rams and set them on fire. When that happened, the men working them could be burned alive. Catapults could also be used to break down the gate or the walls. Siege towers were towers on wheels. If the castle was on level ground and had no moat, the siege towers could be run up to the walls and give attackers both protection while they were climbing, and a way in. Siege towers could also be toppled or lit on fire. Sometimes attackers would lay siege to a castle and use catapults to throw rotting bodies of animals or parts of people who had died of diseases over the walls into the castle. That way they could make the people inside sick. They could also make their own people sick, so it was not done as commonly as it is written about. If a siege was lasting too long, and if it was possible to do so, the attacking army sometimes dug a mine under the castles walls and then caused the walls to collapse. One way to do this was to build a room under the walls, then fill it with something that would burn slowly, such as the bodies of fat pigs, light the fire, and let the fire weaken the walls to the point that they fell down.
What ways were their of attacking a motte and bailey castle?
They could attack it in lots of ways like swimming across the river and stuff. its fun no, they could burn it down with fire.
How could you successfully attack a castle?
you can attack an castle lots of different ways e.g. a trebuchet to knock down the walls using stones. L
How do you take over a castle?
There are many ways: Spies could infiltrate it, opening the gates for your army to enter. You could blast or catapult rocks into the walls until they fall down, allowing your army to get inside. The cheapest way is to get regiments of infantry with ladders to climb up one of the walls and capture a tower, giving them a foothold. Besieging the said castle works also. If no food or other supplies pass into the settlement they will eventually starve and surrender. It would also be possible to undermine the walls. This means digging under the wall and setting fire to the supporting timbers, causing the walls to topple.
