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THE TIKI I need to know How castle design evolved, how garrisons evolved into masive stone behemoths If anyone can point out where I could find the info I'd be obliged.
Erik Schmidt Your local library will be the best place to look. The web is not very good when it comes to such general questions of development.
A point to note, the military 'structure' in the middle ages was very different from what developed later, and in fact most castles were, amongst many other functions, primarily the fortified home of the local lord. The castle may have had one or more knights living there also, and often a small garrison of castle guards, but they were rarely used solely to house a large garrison of men, this development came later. It had already happened earlier also. The Romans had professional armies and housed them in camps during campaign, sometimes wooden, sometimes stone.
Many castles were, after the 15th century, converted to house soldiers, and soldiers were often stationed in cannon forts, and therefore it was the garrison that reappeared with the changing military structure. It was simply convenient and safer to house them within new or existing stone fortifications.
Erik
[This message has been edited by Erik Schmidt (edited 11-26-2002).]

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T O P I C R E V I E W
THE TIKI	I need to know How castle design evolved, how garrisons evolved into masive stone behemoths If anyone can point out where I could find the info I'd be obliged.
Erik Schmidt	Your local library will be the best place to look. The web is not very good when it comes to such general questions of development. A point to note, the military 'structure' in the middle ages was very different from what developed later, and in fact most castles were, amongst many other functions, primarily the fortified home of the local lord. The castle may have had one or more knights living there also, and often a small garrison of castle guards, but they were rarely used solely to house a large garrison of men, this development came later. It had already happened earlier also. The Romans had professional armies and housed them in camps during campaign, sometimes wooden, sometimes stone. Many castles were, after the 15th century, converted to house soldiers, and soldiers were often stationed in cannon forts, and therefore it was the garrison that reappeared with the changing military structure. It was simply convenient and safer to house them within new or existing stone fortifications. Erik [This message has been edited by Erik Schmidt (edited 11-26-2002).]