- The timbers for the Pre-Built Norman castles were cut to the correct sizes
- Bolts were made in various sizes and used to fit the castle timbers together
- These ' quick assembly Norman castle kits ' were loaded on the Norman Invasion Fleet
- Carpenters and builders formed part of the 1066 Norman Invasion fleet
- The Norman medieval carpenters landed, with great axes in their hands and planes hung at their sides
- The famous Bayeux Tapestry illustrates the process of building Norman Pre-Built Timber Castles!
Norman CastlesNorman Castles - Did the Normans use Pre-Built Castles?
- How were the Norman pre-built castles constructed and with what?
- What was a Motte and Bailey Castle?
- How many stone castles did Normans build?
- What did Norman stone castles look like?
For additional interesting facts and information about the Norman Pre-Built Timber Castles click the above links! Norman Motte and Bailey Castles The hasty pre-built Norman castles quickly moved on to even more wooden Motte and Bailey Norman Castles - built in the more conventional fashion. - What was a Norman Motte and Bailey Castle? How was it built?
- What was the purpose of Norman Motte and Bailey Castles?
- What did Norman Motte and Bailey Castles look like?
For additional interesting facts and information about the Norman Motte and Bailey Castles click the above link! Norman Stone Castles The wooden Norman Motte and Bailey Castles were soon augmented with the famous Norman stone castles. Huge stone fortresses providing the Normans with a Power base to intimidate and dominate the indigenous Anglo Saxon population. - Attacking & Defending Medieval Stone built Castles
- What was the purpose of Norman Medieval Stone Castles ?
- What did Norman Medieval Stone Castles look like - the Architecture?
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