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murder wholes where big wholes in the ground used to kill people in the medieval times. the people were but in these holes to either in boiling water or to starve to death.
Actually, that's almost completely incorrect. Murder holes were holes from the roofs of castles where defenders poured boiling water or other things of that nature down upon attackers. They were often between two gates, because they could leave the first gate open, and when the attackers moved to the next gate to break it down, they could lower the first one, trapping them inside and making it impossible to escape from the murder holes. They were a huge part of castle defense.
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How big were medieval murder holes?
what is the commen size of murder holes in centimeters ?
What are the disadvantages of murder holes?
You could fall through the holes and possibly to your death or enemies.
What parts the medieval castle defenses?
Murder holes, tall towers, arrow holes, and thick walls.
Is there murder holes in a motte and bailey castle?
The murder holes in a castle is the holes are in the roof of the entrance between the two portcullises. The defenders of the castle would trap the attackers in between the two portcullises in the entrances. They would then pour boiling water or oil from the holes in the roof onto the attackers to either kill or seriously injure them.
What defenses does warwick castle have?
It has a portcullis and murder holes as defensive features. The murder holes were used to throw nasty things like waste and dead people down from to stop or injure any enemies from entering the castle.
What are the holes called that are cut into the ceilings of castles through which stones could be dropped on an enemy who managed to penetrate the castle walls?
These are called murder holes. They were used to drop boiling water/oil, stones and other heavy objects on the enemy.
What are machicolations?
"Machiolations" is the correct term for small holes in the wall or walkway on top of a castle or other defensive structure, which projects out slightly from the wall, to allow defenders to drop rocks onto anyone trying to climb the walls. The term can also be used for holes in the roof of an archway entering the castle gate, for pouring boiling liquid onto attackers or similar things. Such holes are also commonly called "murder-holes" as a result.
What do they throw down murder holes in medieval castles?
molten lead boiling tar boiling oil boiling water dead bodies dung hot sand heavy stones
What are the defenses of a castle?
Various things-the battlements, the moat. firing arrows through tiny slits; murder holes where you can drop various substances on people below; various cannons and similar weapons.
What are the holes in knit shirts?
The holes may be button holes, air holes, or holes caused by damage to the shirt.
What is a murder a collective noun for?
The 'murder' is a collective noun for:a murder of crowsa murder of magpiesa murder of ravens
How many tridecominoes are there?
There are 238591 different was of putting tridecominoes (13 squares). 217117 pieces have no holes, 21474 pieces do have holes, 237394 are asymmetric, 216070 have no holes, 21324 do have holes, 564 are axially symmetric, 510 have no holes, 54 do have holes, 326 are diagonally symmetric, 239 have no holes, 87 do have holes, 283 are birotationally symmetric, 276 have no holes, 7 do have holes, 17 biaxially symmetric, 16 have no holes, 1 does have holes, 3 bidiagonally symmetric, 2 have no holes, 1 does have holes, 2 quaternary rotationally symmetric that have no holes and 2 completely symmetric that have no holes.
