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You don't put the population in the castle, just a fighting force, and you could have enough food (taken from the surrounding country in normal times) stored th
by lmm 3y ago
You don't put the population in the castle, just a fighting force, and you could have enough food (taken from the surrounding country in normal times) stored there to supply them for a year or more.
- Ekaros 3y agoCastles weren't there to protect the peasants/farmers. They were there to house small military force and the nobility commanding them. Plus relatively tiny amount of workers. Vast majority of population were working farms. And they were taxed heavily enough that those owning the land had the year or two food stored.
- lmm 3y agoUmm yeah that's what I said?