The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... ward . 4 The fact , however , that the Trinoda Necessitas , the duty of landholders to contribute to the repair of boroughs and bridges , and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars ...
... ward . 4 The fact , however , that the Trinoda Necessitas , the duty of landholders to contribute to the repair of boroughs and bridges , and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars ...
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... ward , the sense of the word became extended from the protecting bulwark to the place protected . In this sense of a fortified enclosure , the word was naturally applied by the Anglo- Saxons to the prehistoric and British " camps ...
... ward , the sense of the word became extended from the protecting bulwark to the place protected . In this sense of a fortified enclosure , the word was naturally applied by the Anglo- Saxons to the prehistoric and British " camps ...
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... ward on the ramparts , or who sallied forth in their bands to fight the Danes , were the men who were slowly building up the prosperity of the stricken land of England . By studding the great highways of England with fortified towns ...
... ward on the ramparts , or who sallied forth in their bands to fight the Danes , were the men who were slowly building up the prosperity of the stricken land of England . By studding the great highways of England with fortified towns ...
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... Wards in the waulles of Staunford , to eche of which were certeyne freeholders in the Towne allottid to wache and ward in tyme of neadde . " Itinerarium , vii . , 11 . NOTTINGHAM 45 and his Witan begged of Ethelred , king 44 ANGLO ...
... Wards in the waulles of Staunford , to eche of which were certeyne freeholders in the Towne allottid to wache and ward in tyme of neadde . " Itinerarium , vii . , 11 . NOTTINGHAM 45 and his Witan begged of Ethelred , king 44 ANGLO ...
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... wards , and a wide outer enclosure ( Fig . 7 ) . " But one of the most interest- ing features is the presence of two harbours , con- tained within the defences and communicating with the 1 " The castle end of Cambridge was called the ...
... wards , and a wide outer enclosure ( Fig . 7 ) . " But one of the most interest- ing features is the presence of two harbours , con- tained within the defences and communicating with the 1 " The castle end of Cambridge was called the ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum certainly chapel charter Chester church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early Norman earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existence feet feudal Fitz fortifications Fulk Nerra Giraldus Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s hillock History houses III.'s reign Journ king land manor masonry mediæval mentioned moated Montgomerie mote motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural towers Norman castle Norwich Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford remains remarks Risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman round ruins Saxon says Scotland shows side Stafford stands stockade stone castle stone keep town trace turris Wales wall ward Welsh William wooden castle word writer