1. MEDIEVAL BREAK-IN DEVICES AND
CASTLE WALLS
By, Zane, Chris A., and Derek

2. Castle walls are hard to break into
That’s why there are siege
weapons

3. Siege weapons are used to break into castles.

4. They were
always Usually a
unique, tree was
felled and
They were
built for then tied to
used to get the castle They were the
battering
over castle they were used to
ram and was
walls attacking break swung at its
castle target
gates

5. Conclusion to the Siege weapons
This is the end of “part one.”
 They were very important to take control
over a castle.

7. Materials :Battering Rams
 A tree trunk (preferably oak, ash, or fir)
lined with metal and capped off with
bronze

8. Design: Battering Ram
 Most of them were mounted on wheels.
 A tree was suspended by metal chains
from a fire-proof roof. The “shed”
protected them from archers.

9. Conclusion to Part 2

10. Part 3

11. Siege Towers
 Siege Towers were NEVER the same.
 They were very heavy and it took about
200 men to push them.

12. Materials and Design of Siege
Towers
 Siege Towers were always different from
each other.
 This is because they were designed for
the castle they were attacking.
 They were all made and designed
differently.

13. Conclusion
to Part 3
Siege Towers were a
very important Siege
weapon.

14. THE END