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SHELL KEEP: Circular or oval wall surrounding inner portion of castle.
SIEGE: Surrounding and attacking a castle, usually, a prolonged attack.
SLITS: Narrow opening in a wall through which defenders can fire arrows at attackers.
Shell keep: The 'motte and bailey castles' of the Normans served their purpose well in the subjugation of England but wood does burns and rots, and stone last much longer.
 See also: Siege, Gate, Castle, Arches, Medieval
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