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Julielai Posted 21 years ago
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More terms related to English history
0 I ran into more terms that puzzled me: 02 br
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00 1. The Normans introduced castles with the classic plan of a "motte and bailey" (what is motte and bailey?) 02 br
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00 2. What is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle? 02 br
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00 Thanks again! 0-
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00 1. The Normans introduced castles with the classic plan of a "motte and bailey" (what is motte and bailey?) 02 br
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00 2. What is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle? 02 br
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0 Hi, 02 br 00 1. ) 02 br 02 br 00 This kind of early castle was easy to make. It had two basic parts.
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- ) 02 br 02 br 00 This kind of early castle was easy to make.
- It had two basic parts.
- The motte, a mound of earth with a wooden tower on top of it, and the bailey, a larger area like a primitive courtyard, both surrounded by a fence.
- Around both the motte and the bailey the builders would usually dig a defensive ditch.
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0 Hi, 02 br
00 1. The Normans introduced castles with the classic plan of a "motte and bailey" (what is motte and bailey?) 02 br
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00 This kind of early castle was easy to make. It had two basic parts. The motte, a mound of earth with a wooden tower on top of it, and the bailey, a larger area like a primitive courtyard, both surrounded by a fence. Around both the
00 1. The Normans introduced castles with the classic plan of a "motte and bailey" (what is motte and bailey?) 02 br
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00 This kind of early castle was easy to make. It had two basic parts. The motte, a mound of earth with a wooden tower on top of it, and the bailey, a larger area like a primitive courtyard, both surrounded by a fence. Around both the
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0 Thank you, Clive! 02 br
00 One more question: is the ditch inside or outside the fence? 0-
00 One more question: is the ditch inside or outside the fence? 0-
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00 I'm sure it would be outside, to 'protect' the fence. 02 br
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00 I'm sure it would be outside, to 'protect' the fence. 02 br
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0 Hi JulieLai once more, 02 br
00 The original castle information I gave you was from the Internet. I've been thinking about it, and had another thought I want to pass on to you. You asked about the ditch. In the castle design of a later period, the 'moat'' was the ditch around a castle that was filled with water. I would guess that this word 'moat' derives from the word 'motte', proba
00 The original castle information I gave you was from the Internet. I've been thinking about it, and had another thought I want to pass on to you. You asked about the ditch. In the castle design of a later period, the 'moat'' was the ditch around a castle that was filled with water. I would guess that this word 'moat' derives from the word 'motte', proba
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0 Thanks again for your help. 02 br
00 I tried to google for a picture but couldn't find any that fits the bill. 02 br
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00 I guess the castles in "Lord of the Rings" aren't motte and bailey then? 0-
00 I tried to google for a picture but couldn't find any that fits the bill. 02 br
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00 I guess the castles in "Lord of the Rings" aren't motte and bailey then? 0-
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00 No,they're not. Gondor was a fantasy city, and Helm's Deep a huge fortress. They were both built against mountains, as I recall. That seemed unlikely to me, since the enemy could just go up to the top of the mountain and drop rocks on them. 02 br
00 Eomer's palace, where the Rohirrim lived on top of a hillside, seemed a bit more realistic to me, in size and loc
00 No,they're not. Gondor was a fantasy city, and Helm's Deep a huge fortress. They were both built against mountains, as I recall. That seemed unlikely to me, since the enemy could just go up to the top of the mountain and drop rocks on them. 02 br
00 Eomer's palace, where the Rohirrim lived on top of a hillside, seemed a bit more realistic to me, in size and loc
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