How did castle change over time?

How did castles change over time?

MinJu 8C                            

 

The castle that was built the first time was a castle with motte and bailey, which was used during the year 1066 to 1087. A wooden tower stood on a manmade hill and at the bottom of the hill was the bailey. There are some advantages and disadvantages. The advantages were that it was quick and easy to build, and it was high up so you can fire down at the attackers. The disadvantages are that it is made of wood so it could burn easily and rot easily, and the motte could collapse under the weight of the castle.

The second type of castle that I am going to explain is square keep castle. The advantages of square keep castle are that they were made of stone, they could be made tall so they could see enemies far off, and they were strong and lasted a long time, and larger than a motte and bailey. The disadvantages are that it took longer time to build, and they could be surrounded and those inside starved out.

The third type of castle is shell keep castle. This kind of castle also has advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are that they were made of stone so it was strong, round so the defenders could see in all directions, and the round walls made it easier to organize a defense. The disadvantages of the shell keep castle is that it has a weak gateway so people could just attack, it took a long time to build, and the heavy stone on the top or the man-made motte which could collapse the castle easily.

The final type of castle is concentric castle. It was the best castle overall so it had more advantages than other castles. The advantages or concentric castle are it is biggest and strongest castle, easy to organize the defense as castle was symmetrical, it was larger castle so it could hold more men and foods, had high towers where defense can shoot fire down and it was a very expensive castle. The disadvantage of this castle is that it took a very long time to build it.

So overall, the castles changed in some ways in time, materials, etc. As the castle grew larger and stronger, it also took more time and need more materials. And inside of the castle, it is larger and higher and probably comfortable to see if their enemies are coming from far away.