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Why Did William Build Motte And Bailey Castles?
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William needed to get a place to protect the soldiers that he used to control the country. Small numbers of Norman soldiers could hold off rebellions or attacks by being in a castle and the Motte and Bailey Castles were quick and easy to build as they were made of wood.
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william the conqueror built his castles through out a time period starting in 1066.
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William built Motte and Bailey castles so that if an Army came to attack William's Army would be able to see them from far away because they where on a hill. The Motte and Bailey
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i think he built it near towns and Villages so they were in good protection and near major routes so the armys could go places easily.
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Classic Motte & Bailey castle has a surrounding circular wall (and outside the optional moat, or "motte"), and inside will normally be a hillock, and atop the hillock
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