More Facts on Castles!

Here are some more facts on castles. When gunpowder was invented castles and castles wall became vulnerable. Cannons could not knock down stone walls. The only possiable way to break down a castle wall is to undermine it. Undermine is digging a hole under it. 1 But sometimes that does not work. As we know from the movie Castles that the head solider had his man dig a hole and make the castle wall fall down but it didn't work. The largest castle in the world is the Malbork Castle in Poland. It was founded in 1274 by the Teutonic Knights. They used it as there headquarters. 2

1 http://www.yourchildlearns.com/castle_history.htm

2 http://www.touropia.com/largest-castles-in-the-world/