<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">motte-and-bailey castles</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31416978</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:52:12</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">castles, motte-and-bailey</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">motte and bailey castle</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">motte-and-bailey castle</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Fortifications consisting of a wooden or stone keep built on a mound of raised earth and a bailey, surrounded by a palisade and ditch. This type of castle was used in Northern Europe from the 10th until the end of the 13th century. ]]></dc:description></metadata>