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The palisade is a Medieval wooden fence or wall of variable height, used as a defensive structure.

Average construction was to utilize microscopic & medium trunks of trees aligned vertically, using there is no spacing around between. A trunks would exist as caused into a ground, & can or even might not exist as reinforced by having extra construction. Height of the palisade ranged from either two or even three feet prefer the fence, to x feet or thomas more. As a defensive structure, palisades were typically utilized within conjunction by owning earthworks.

Palisades were an fantabulous stock for even little forts or more quickly-built fortifications. Since it were wood, it can be quickly & easy built by owning poop (wood) that was readily available. It proved to become efficacious protection for short-short-run conflicts, & deterants to little forces. All the same, due to their nature & severity, it were super susceptible to fire and seige weapons. Stone bulwarks were usually favorite to wooden palisades.

Typically, the palisade would become constructed around castles as a temporary wall until a lasting stone wall can be created.

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