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Craig Churm
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posted 05-20-2002 02:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Craig Churm     Edit/Delete Message
I need to know some imformation about how did castle design change in response to changes in weapons!!!

I need the imformation by Wednesday 12th of June.

[This message has been edited by Craig Churm (edited 05-21-2002).]

Merlin
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posted 05-21-2002 06:19 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Merlin   Click Here to Email Merlin     Edit/Delete Message
Try the search modus. This is just one of the many discussions we had here about this topic:

http://www.castlesontheweb.com/quest/Forum9/HTML/000113.html

Craig Churm
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posted 05-21-2002 07:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Craig Churm     Edit/Delete Message
I need more imformation on different weapons than that but it was helpful. If anyone has anymore please tell me!!!

Erik Schmidt
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posted 05-22-2002 06:38 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Erik Schmidt   Click Here to Email Erik Schmidt     Edit/Delete Message
'en beck'!
A french term meaning to have a beak. Many towers and round keeps were equipped with a pointed projection all the way up the side most exposed to the projectiles from siege engines and later cannon, see Chateau Gaillard; http://perso.wanadoo.fr/perso.apm/gaillard/cgaillard.html
Triangular keeps serve the same purpose, see Beaucaire, France; http://www.casteland.com/pfr/chateau/languedoc/gard/beaucaire/beaucaire_hist.htm

As sapping, ramming and picking techniques improved, builders began to favour the round towers and keeps over the square form as the corners were vulnerable to attack using these techiniques.

A lot of changes happened in the architecture of the keeps(as well as walls), mostly to do with flanking. That is, to try to eliminate any places along the base of the walls where the enemy could be safe from attack from within, and thus allow them to demolish the wall.

Craig Churm
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posted 05-22-2002 07:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Craig Churm     Edit/Delete Message
Are these in English.

Fox Atreides
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posted 05-22-2002 07:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fox Atreides   Click Here to Email Fox Atreides     Edit/Delete Message
Also, to have some protection against cannons, walls and towers were not built simple and straight anymore, like this: |

But the lower part would be slightly diagonal to divert cannonballs, like this: /

Hope you get the idea


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-Matt-

The world can be as you want, when you are as the world wants you.

[This message has been edited by Fox Atreides (edited 05-22-2002).]

Erik Schmidt
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posted 05-23-2002 02:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Erik Schmidt   Click Here to Email Erik Schmidt     Edit/Delete Message
Craig, the links I gave were just ones I came up with doing a quick search. The first one is good because it contains plans of the castle which show the 'en beck' form I mentioned. The second is just for the photo of the triangular keep.
If you want to search for English pages about those castles, try using this search engine; http://www.google.com/
but instead of 'chateau', use the term 'castle'.

Merlin
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posted 05-23-2002 03:30 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Merlin   Click Here to Email Merlin     Edit/Delete Message
Fox: You're right about the shape of the walls, but this style of construction was already developed during the crusades (11th - 13th centuries, long before the first cannons appeared). Walls with an oblique outer surface are...
• more secure against undermining
• more difficult to take with ladders

Fox Atreides
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posted 05-25-2002 03:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fox Atreides   Click Here to Email Fox Atreides     Edit/Delete Message
Hm yeah you're right... the first purpose was indeed anti-undermine..

I blame it on the history classes (which are never about any castles...)

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The world can be as you want, when you are as the world wants you.

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