Question

. During the Middle Ages, armies often attacked castles using

large siege engines such as the counterweight trebuchet at
left. What challenges might you face if you attacked a castle?

Answer 1

There were three main ways a castle is attacked, but the defenders knew this, so they made counters .

They were getting over the wall into the castle, digging under the wall, and breaking away through the wall to get inside.

Challenges:

- The Armies ~ that would probably attack my troops.

- Having my soldiers murdered ~ by the Armies.

- Losing the battle/the attack.

Answer 2

there are three main ways a catsle is ataked but the defenders knew this so they made counters

they were getting over the wall into the castle, digging under the wall, and breaking a way through the wall to get inside.

Explanation:

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In order to get over the wall the attacking could use ladders and grapnel irons with ropes to climb, or they could build large siege towers or belfries. The advantage of a siege tower was that it had a firing platform from where archers could clear the defenders from the ramparts before attacking soldiers rushed over the bridge onto the battlements. Siege towers were large things to build and required massive labour, material and time wen ladders were very cheap and quick to make although they did have the disadvantage that only one man at a time could get on to the battlements. In order

to prevent siege towers frome seating on fire they would often cover it with fresh hides.