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edd Member |
posted 06-11-2001 07:46 AM
 
I desperately need proof that William the conquerer brought a ready made castle to britain please help me Edward |
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duncan Senior Member |
posted 06-11-2001 11:05 AM
The only 'castles' that i'm aware of that could be moved at that time were siege towers. They were refered to by the name of 'castles' as far back as the Roman days. Timber frames with wet hides, metal sheilds, and heavy wooden planks to protect the men with in could be erected on the battle site then wheeled into position. One or more gang planks {draw bridges} could be lowered onto the wall allowing the troops access onto the battlements. Wooden frames called hoardings were built at the top of the walls and which extended outward to help stop and at the very least slow down the attachers. It is known history that Edward did take a few of these into battle, but into Britan from where? His battles in France was also a place he used the towers but the amount of timber invovled would very possibly have precluded them from transport on ships. Since wood was plentiful in both countrys it was easier to build near a forest and transport to the embattled site to save room aboard a vessel for troops. [This message has been edited by duncan (edited 06-11-2001).] |
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Merlin Senior Member |
posted 06-13-2001 12:42 AM
You're right, William did bring parts of a ready made castle from Normandy to England. How it was built is shown on the Bayeux-Tapestry, but I remember there was also a wirtten 11.cent. source to proof it. Need more time to find out which one... |
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Merlin Senior Member |
posted 06-19-2001 05:29 AM
Sorry, I went through my books about that period, but the info given there is not very precise about this topic. All I know now is that the only written source that states that William brought such a castle to Hastings is a 12th-century text of which I do not know the author. |
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Levan Moderator |
posted 06-22-2001 04:45 AM
And I thought it was MacDonalds who first invented the idea of 'invading' an area with ready-built structures. You ought to see how a prefabricated restaurant, complete with chairs, tables, cooking facilities and such like was erected within a single day on a roundabout near where I work! Ahh! More seriously, I'd noticed the pre-built castle on the Beyer tapistries. Again, this reinforces the fact that the first castles were wooden structures, typically erected on natural vantage points or quickly built mottes. Levan |
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