Who built castles and why? Where were most castles built? Castles, for the most part, began to appear in the form of the Motte and Bailey (see next Q&A segment). The appearance of this type of castle coincides with the territories in which the Viking attacks were most prominent; therefore, strengthening the argument that castles were erected as a quick form of fortification against an enemy who lacked siege engines (Bradbury 51). Admittedly, castles …showed first 75 words of 1073 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1073 total…for its inexpensiveness, the M&B was easily defended (especially if awaiting for a neighboring army to reinforce it), and was just as easily repaired and inhabitant should it be loss and regained. Of course, it was susceptible to fire, but this particular downfall was easily overlooked when one took into account the enormous cost, amount of labor, and the shortage of skilled castle builders when contemplating the building of a stone castle (Beeler 28).