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Medieval fortifications, moats, keeps, siege engines, and stronghold warfare.
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Castle defenses often included a water-filled trench called a:
Moats could be dry or water-filled, and a water-filled moat also made tunneling beneath the walls far harder.
Which central tower served as a castle's last refuge during a siege?
The keep, or great tower, held living quarters and food stores so defenders could hold out after the outer walls fell.
Which counterweight-powered siege engine lobbed stones over castle walls?
A trebuchet's falling counterweight swung a long arm that flung stones far heavier than a catapult's tension arms.
Which siege tactic dug tunnels beneath castle walls to collapse them?
Miners braced their tunnels with wooden props, then set the props alight so the wall above crashed into the gap.