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Why were siege engines created?
To destroy defences like castle walls and gates.
What is a trebucte?
it is a machine used in the 13th century to destroy castle walls. the used huge stones (250-300lbs) to break down the walls and hopefully hurt the enemy. they also heaved dead horses to spread diseases to the enemy. it is a machine used in the 13th century to destroy castle walls. the used huge stones (250-300lbs) to break down the walls and hopefully hurt the enemy. they also heaved dead horses to spread diseases to the enemy.
What device can break down castle walls?
A siege engine
Why where trebuchets made?
To throw large stones and break down castle walls.
What is the trebuchets purpose?
A trebuchet is a weapon to break down castle walls and kill the enemy.
What were the advantages of a mangonal?
If built large enough and used properly it could break down castle walls.
How do you attack a stone castle with a battering ram?
The core idea of battering rams was never to batter walls down, as even with wooden walls, this would be difficult. The principle behind the ram was to concentrate a lot of attacking force onto the weakest point of any castle, its gates.
Did King John use ballista?
oh yes. he used the to try to break castle walls during battles.
What are the Strengths and Weaknessess of a Concentric Castle?
Strengths: They hard incredibly hard to break into and they have loads of walls so if you manage to break through one you have to break through a bunch more.
What are splay on castle walls for?
The splay prevented siege towers from being pushed up close to the castle walls. They also made it necessary to use very long scaling ladders at a shallow angle, which made it easy for them to break.
How thick are the walls of the castle which contains the Blarney Stone?
The walls of the castle are 18ft thick. So arrows can't break through the castle. I got this answer from http://www.pennyparker2.com/blarney.html. But its very scary walking round the top as the building is very high and all the inside has collapsed.
Why does a castle have two walls?
The type of castle that has two walls around it is called a concentric castle. ferocious
