There were many castle defenses, and they rarely let invaders in. Curtain walls were a BIG part of this; they had battlements so soldiers could shoot them and walkways to get around on so they could move quickly. They were also connected to castle turrets that were towers that had ammo and other necessary things for battle, the turrets also had battlements. Another defense was the moat, a trench filled with water, and sometimes alligators! If you wanted to get across the moat you’d have to be a really good jumper or have the soldiers and the drawbridge gate to let you in.
Once inside the outer bailey you would pass all the trees, gardens, and the things mentioned in “Castles can be a Maze, Find out Where to Go.” After the outer bailey there were more curtain walls to pass that had archers on them. At the inner bailey there was the main keep or castle as well as other things (also in post 2 from bottom). The keeps were built to defend, people inside could throw rocks down and the walls were virtually indestructible, even battering rams couldn’t break them down. Now, don't try to invade a castle, bad idea!
shane this one was very interesting! great job! I can tell you had to do some reading to get all this information. also i didnt know that the moats were filled with alligators! scary!
ReplyDeleteWow, it does sound like a maze. I think its cool that the walls are virtually indestructible!
ReplyDeleteMan that sounds like a lot of defences I wouldn't want to even try to get in, and alligators that would really stink. And it's cool that they had walkways to get around easeir. I bet it sure made it easier to kill all the enemies that attacked.
ReplyDeleteThat was cool, I didn't know they had so many defenses to protect the castle! I knew they had moats but I didn't know about all the battlements and turrets and stuff. They sure wanted to keep their castles safe!
ReplyDeleteAll I know is I am very scared of alligators so I wouldnt even try to fight against all of these different defences! Sounds like they had a petty protected castle if you asked me!
ReplyDeleteOH my gosh I could not live there i am terrified of alligaters!! I guess they were really protective of there castle!
ReplyDeleteI thought that alligators were only in movies. I learned something new, that the walls were specially designed for attack.
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