I've climbed a lot of those narrow steep 1 ft stairs incl. The Tower of London, Doone Castle,(MontyPython)Edinburgh Castle... and even Ft Point under the Golden Gate. The advantage to the defender was the downward stroke to an upcoming helmet or left pauldron from a higher step above enroute to the lordships' lofty boudoir in one of the towers. Going to bed in your castle, or mounting Civil War guard duty while reenacting in miserable Ft Point at 2AM on the 4th level top parapet in January is a frigid aerobic workout!
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