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I'm no expert in medieval warfare, but it seems to me that if an army has breached the outer and inner castle defenses and is fighting its way up the tower stai
by paulmooreparks 5y ago
I'm no expert in medieval warfare, but it seems to me that if an army has breached the outer and inner castle defenses and is fighting its way up the tower stairs, bigger failures have occurred than which direction the stairs turn. As if the lord of the castle is rubbing his hands gleefully, saying, "No matter, wait until they see THE STAIRS!"
Nah, I don't buy it. Random chance or individual preference seems a bit more likely.
- glxxyz 5y agoYes once the attackers had got inside the keep it would have been all over. If the builders had been serious about defending the spiral stairs, they'd have added something like a portcullis or replaced the stairs with a ladder. I've heard this myth a few times and even repeated it myself without question. It's an obviously fanciful idea now I think about it some more.