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The Evolution of Medieval Warfare: Castle Attacks and Armor Changes

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Explore the fascinating world of medieval warfare, where battles between kings and nobles often escalated into war. Learn about the evolution of armor from chain mail to advanced iron plates and how these changes impacted combat strategies. Discover the tactics used to attack castles, including moat drainage and the use of powerful trebuchets. Understand the dynamics of open battles, with knights on horseback wielding swords and lances, and the challenges of sieges where attackers aimed to starve their foes into submission.

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The Evolution of Medieval Warfare: Castle Attacks and Armor Changes

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  1. By Damian, Andrew, & Zach Medieval timesWARFARE

  2. Fights between kings & Nobles could lead to war. Battles cost lots of money so they tried to forget competing in wars. warfare

  3. Attacking a castle & Armor Armor changed over medieval ages. For example first Knight wore chain male & it changed to stronger iron plates that were also lighter. • Attacking: • The attackers tried to drain the moat so they could mine underneath the castle wall so it could collapse. (if it doesn’t make sense I will explain) When attacking a castle, Archers used big shield called pavises. • They used a huge catapult named trebuchet. • The canons changed during the 1450 they could knock threw walls.

  4. Open battles were fought in the summer against armies. Knights fought on horses. the nights wore armor to protect them selves. They used swords ,lances & maces (clubs).The soldiers that were on land wore less armor so they could move around more faster & have more space. Open battle

  5. Siege • A castle was under siege when the attackers were burning down the villages & poisoned the water supply & waited till the king surrendered. The attackers stopped the siege only when they captured the king or in other words got the castle.

  6. Thanks for watching When I grow up I want to be a potato!!! I want to eat Myself!!!

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