Medieval castles, although now very, very outdated, were actually incredible feats of military thinking at the time. Every detail of the design was done with maximum defensibility in mind. For example, all stairways turned clockwise going up. This way, anyone climbing would have to fight using their left hand.The defender at the top thus had the natural advantage.
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Yeah, left-handedness was considered a sign of witchcraft/the devil so they weren’t allowed to fight.
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