Which defensive advantage explains why motte-and-bailey castles' palisades burned rather than their central keeps collapsing?

💡 Explanation

Firebreaks isolated sections of the wooden palisade, employing compartmentalization; because the available fuel was limited, widespread conflagration was preventd. Therefore isolated burning happened, rather than the entire structure igniting and collapsing the central keep.

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