Why Is War Important In The Middle Ages

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Middle Ages War , Castle War is a terrible, horrifying, despicable, but also an interesting thing. It hurt or killed many, castles were destroyed, and many different weapons were used. In this picture I see war.

In addition, war should end. It must have been tough to live in the times of war. In the classified picture of war occurring, there was fire being catapulted towards the castle and people were attempting to find a way inside of the castle while it was caught on fire, but the mighty castle stood strongly. I believe the people were trying to get inside of the castle to hurt the royalty. In the picture people were also shooting arrows at the people who were trying to fight back. There was cannons being loaded and set off and

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