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Attacking and Defending a Castle, Belfry Tower
To help keep you safe, the Belfry or Siege Tower was developed. The Belfry was a large wooden structure on wheels that could be pushed up to the castle walls. Ladders inside the Belfry allowed attackers to climb to the top under cover. Castle owners prevented this type of attack by piling earth up against the castle walls so that the Belfry's wheels, could not be pushed near to the castle. Index Fire Battering Ram Catapult Giant crossbow Underground mines Under siege Belfry Tower The Curtain Wall The Portcullis The Gatehouse The Drawbridge Over The Moat Oil, Water, Stones Arrows
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Ladders
were used by those attacking a castle to climb over the walls and fight the
castle inhabitants within the castle walls. However you risked being pushed off
:)- or have boiling water or oil over you, and being shot by archers.