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In fairy tales, there is a popular trope of beautiful damsels being locked away in a tower, only to be rescued by a clever beau. Was it really that common in the medieval period to trap women in obscure towers? If so, for what reasons were they put there?

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In fairy tales, there is a popular trope of beautiful damsels being locked away in a tower, only to be rescued by a clever beau. Was it really that common in the medieval period to trap women in obscure towers? If so, for what reasons were they put there?	3371	AskHistorians