Castles Were A Symbol Of Power In The Middle Ages

Castles were a symbol of power in the Middle Ages. Without them, certain land, people, and places would not be where or how they are today. Castles were strong developments that held certain people. Their purpose was to be a home base for their people and to hold down conquered land. It took many tools, people, time and money to make castles as great as they were. They had big archways, moats, drawbridges and arrow holes. The more beautiful, the more powerful they were. Building a grand castles was almost a way of gloating, showing how amazing you and your people were. They were to strike fear in the attacker. However, even the greatest of castles were attacked with things like battering rams, ladders, and fire. The knights
Without them, classes would not have their place, invasions would fail and nobels would not protect their people as effectively. Under feudalism, monarchs gave much of their land to their strongest nobles as fief in return for the nobles' commitments to provide knights on horseback to combat the invaders. To obtain the services of these knights, the nobles would give up some of the land they had received to lower-ranking nobles, who promised to supply some of the knights needed. This second tier of nobles would repeat the process with weaker nobles. When raids occurred, the king would call on his vassals for knights, who would in turn call on their vassals. Groups of several dozen heavily armored men who fought on horseback were quickly assembled and the raiders, who fought on foot, were turned back.”(World History in Context) The people who lived in the castle were different jobs within the boundaries of the castle. Each group based on social class had to deal with certain things to keep the military at top quality "However, of course, life in a Medieval castle would have also included military activities. On many days, knights would have practiced their skills to defend their lord – and his king – in battle. Preparations were made to defend the castle in case it came under siege, and machinery was made to defend the castle in times of attack." Separated by Class once again to prepare for any up-and-coming battles or
The military needed them, so it greatly effect them and other classes when castles were attacked. Castles took advanced craftsmen and special tools to make them as beautiful as possible. This took a lot of people and time, however in turn it brought the people pride. The military's job was to protect their castle, and use it as their home base. Ever changing warfare methods made knights jobs difficult. As Castles evolved in to strong well built buildings, weapons were built to take them down. Without castles in the Middle Ages, military would be very different. The people would have a very difficult time taking over land. Some land that we know as owned by a certain place may be completely different had castles not existed. By the fourteenth century however, castles were no longer built as frequently, because of the invention of gun powder. Still, however, a castle is a symbol of power of the people during that