Why were castles/fortresses effective?

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Couldn’t an enemy army just march around the castle and take all of the unfortified farmland/resources? Also couldn’t a castle just be sieged out until the defenders starve?

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sure, the german word for a siege is “belagern” which basically means “camping”.
many castles were taken over by making the people inside starve.
thats why many have secret exits/tunnel entrances

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