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THE OPEN FIELD SYSTEM

THE OPEN FIELD SYSTEM. The land in the village was divided into 3 huge open fields that could be many miles wide. Each field was subdivided into long 1 acre strips separated by narrow grassy paths The peasants were given strips of land in each field.

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THE OPEN FIELD SYSTEM

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  1. THE OPEN FIELD SYSTEM • The land in the village was divided into 3 huge open fields that could be many miles wide. • Each field was subdivided into long 1 acre strips separated by narrow grassy paths • The peasants were given strips of land in each field. • There was also one small patch of common land where peasants could graze their animals • ADVANTAGES It ensured that the good and bad land was evenly divided. • DISADVANTAGES The peasant’s land was divided between different fields which wasted their time as some of their fields could be quite a distance apart from each other.

  2. MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLES As soon as a lord got land from his king, he built a castle on it to defend himself and his people from enemies. The first castles were called motte and bailey castles. They were made of wood, were simple to make and were easy to defend. The castles consisted of two basic parts. (a) The motte – this was a mound of earth or a small hill built by the lord’s peasants. On top of this a wooden tower or fort was built. From this lookout post, the lord’s soldiers could see an enemy approaching. (b) The bailey – this was a larger area below the motte surrounded by a fence. Most of the time, the lord and his soldiers lived in the bailey but if an enemy attacked, they went up into the motte. A defensive ditch was usually dug around the motte and bailey.

  3. MOTTE & BAILEY CASTLESEasy to build – less than a weekEasily modified later MAIN DEFENSIVE FEATURESEasy to defendSteep sides - means it is difficult to attackSurrounding ditches - another obstacle.Surrounding fence makes it a verystrong fortress.MAJOR DEFENSIVE FRAILTIES:A Motte could collapse under the weight of a castleWooden forts are susceptible to simple methods of attack egburning.Over time they could rot due to bad weather.

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