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Re: Fort Legorado
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 18 Dec 2001 21:24:48 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Richard Morton writes:
> Yes, I remember studying Motte and Baileys at school, many, many years ago.
> It should be an interesting project for you.
> I will be interested in how you do the circular fortified walls usings brown
> log pieces.
Does a Motte and Bailey have to be round? It's been a while since I read
all those history texts of that era, but I thought such a thing is any
wooden fort built on a hill, where the hill is most often man-made from
earth moved from the surrounding land -thus the Motte (or dry-moat). I seem
to recall these were very popular around the time of William the Conqueror
since they could be constructed fairly quickly to shelter a garrison of
troops in regions that had only recently been captured. I don't recall any
restrictions on the shape. Granted, the easiest man-made hill would be
round, so perhaps round fortifications would be most likely.
I am saying this only from vague memories though. So I could be way off
base. Anyone have more accurate information?
-Hendo
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| (...) They were typically round, but the "keep" on the center of the hill is often square. The perimeter wall is often round. If anybody can prove me wrong, say so! (...) Rob robo2705@hotmail.com (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Motte-and-Bailey Castles (Was: Fort Legorado)
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| (...) Here are some links to images of hstoric motte-and-bailey castles: (URL) looking at these it seems that the walls weren't necessarily round, but sometimes were straight with rounded corners. Though there are doubtless countless more examples (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Fort Legorado
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| Yes, I remember studying Motte and Baileys at school, many, many years ago. It should be an interesting project for you. I will be interested in how you do the circular fortified walls usings brown log pieces. Richard. "James Stacey" (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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