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If none of that worked, sometimes enemy armies used dirty tricks to try to sneak in.
For example, they could pretend to be merchants coming with supplies and then, when the defenders opened the gates, the attackers would pour in and poke them with sharp things. Surprise!
You’d have to be a pretty dim-witted defender to fall for tHaT one! Especially in the middle of a siege.
Let me in. Here´s my merchant ID.
It´s written in crayon and you have loads of soldiers hiding behind you. Goodbye.
Finally, there was one potential way into the castle for any particularly determined attacker.
The castle toilets often emptied straight down a chute, out of a hole and into the moat. If a soldier could
get into the hole and slither up the smelly chute and emerge from the toilet, he could try to sneak down and let his pals in to attack the castle.
Of course, if someone was using the toilet at the time, he’d end up with egg on his face. Or much worse.
FANCY THAT!
Edward I had a giant trebuchet named Warwolf. That was the third name he tried, after Battlehamster and Fightkitten, which didn’t really work. Apparently his enemies surrendered as soon as they saw it, which isn’t surprising really, as it’s a bit scarier than a water pistol or a peashooter.
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