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his domain was flat, the king ordered the construction of an artificial mountain to
build his castle,
this was called a motte. |
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Walls were added around the castle to protect the people from the invaders.
There was usually a walkway running along the top of the walls, from which the
castle guard could keep watch.
| The walls were thick and had
small windows, big enough for arches and arrows.
Between the
walls and the castle there was an open area called the bailey.
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Towers
were built at intervals along the walls, to strengthen them and also to
give extra accommodation for castle workers. |
You could also find ditches filled with water and were closed
by a drawbridge that could be raised from the inside of the castle. 
In the inside of the castle were the living apartments, a well for
water and food necessary to last for a long siege.
Next page: Residents of the Castle
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