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Why do you think it was more common to lay siege to a castle rather than attempt to scale the walls?
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if you lay siege to the castle you don't risk the lives of your men and loss of equipment, You can just "wait it out" - the castle is going to run our of resources and likely surrender. So if you can afford to wait, laying siege is a better idea.
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