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Medieval Castles
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- 1Motte and BaileyType of castle built by the Normans.
Made of wood so likely to get burned down - 2MotteA mound of earth with steep sides and a wooden castle on top
- 3BaileyFlat area below the Motte, surrounded by fence and moat. Housed soldiers and horses
- 4KeepThe tower in a stone castle - the Lord's house, usually containing the dungeon, the great hall, and the chapel
- 5BattlementsGaps at the top of the wall surrounding the castle, through which arrows, stones, or boiling liquids could be thrown
- 6MoatDeep ditch around a castle or town for defence, often filled with water
- 7PortcullisA heavy gate in the curtain wall surrounding a castle
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