The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... burh , the gates of which were locked by the etheling who had killed the king , and were defended until they were forced by the king's avengers . Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling ...
... burh , the gates of which were locked by the etheling who had killed the king , and were defended until they were forced by the king's avengers . Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling ...
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... ( burh ) to the keeping of Ethelred the ealdorman . " A.-S. C. , 886. The word used for London is Londonburh . Asser says : " Londoniam civitatem honorifice restauravit et habitabilem fecit , " p . 489 . 3 Birch's Cartularium , ii . , 220 ...
... ( burh ) to the keeping of Ethelred the ealdorman . " A.-S. C. , 886. The word used for London is Londonburh . Asser says : " Londoniam civitatem honorifice restauravit et habitabilem fecit , " p . 489 . 3 Birch's Cartularium , ii . , 220 ...
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... burh at Worcester in Alfred's lifetime , as a most interesting charter tells us.3 It may be safely assumed , then , that when Edward came to the throne he found Wessex well provided with defensive places , and that when he and his ...
... burh at Worcester in Alfred's lifetime , as a most interesting charter tells us.3 It may be safely assumed , then , that when Edward came to the throne he found Wessex well provided with defensive places , and that when he and his ...
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... burh at Bremesbyrig . During the twelve years which elapsed between Ethelred's death and that of Edward in 924 , the brother and sister built no less than twenty - seven burhs , giving a total of thirty , if we add Chester and ...
... burh at Bremesbyrig . During the twelve years which elapsed between Ethelred's death and that of Edward in 924 , the brother and sister built no less than twenty - seven burhs , giving a total of thirty , if we add Chester and ...
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... burh with urbs , a city ; Alfred in his Orosius translates civitas by burh ; 1 the Anglo - Saxon gospels of the 11th century do the same ; and the confederacy of five Danish towns which existed in Mercia in the 10th century is called in ...
... burh with urbs , a city ; Alfred in his Orosius translates civitas by burh ; 1 the Anglo - Saxon gospels of the 11th century do the same ; and the confederacy of five Danish towns which existed in Mercia in the 10th century is called in ...
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