The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJohn Murray, 1912 - 408 pages Some portions of this book have already appeared in print. The rest of the work is entirely new. No serious attempt had been made to ascertain the exact nature of Saxon and Danish fortifications by a comparison of the existing remains with the historical records which have come down to us, until the publication of Mr Allcroft's valuable book on Earthwork of England. The chapters on Saxon and Danish earthworks in the present volume were written before the appearance of his book, though the results arrived at are only slightly different. |
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... 12th - century scribe , and is consequently of no authority whatever , 1 though there is nothing improbable in the statement , and it is supported by Nennius . " 1 Earle , Two Saxon Chronicles Parallel , Introd . , xxiii . 2 Nennius ...
... 12th - century scribe , and is consequently of no authority whatever , 1 though there is nothing improbable in the statement , and it is supported by Nennius . " 1 Earle , Two Saxon Chronicles Parallel , Introd . , xxiii . 2 Nennius ...
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... 12th century , and as a castle at Runcorn is spoken of in a mediæval document , it seems not impossible that there may have been a Norman castle on this site , as we 3 1 Numismatic Chronicle , 3rd S. , xiii . , 220 . 2 Fowler's History ...
... 12th century , and as a castle at Runcorn is spoken of in a mediæval document , it seems not impossible that there may have been a Norman castle on this site , as we 3 1 Numismatic Chronicle , 3rd S. , xiii . , 220 . 2 Fowler's History ...
Page 65
... 12th century ; see , e.g. , Lamprecht's Alexanderlied , passim . It is clear by the context that Giesebrecht employs it in its ancient sense . 2 Ibid . , 222. Henry's son Otto married a daughter of Edward the Elder . Henry received the ...
... 12th century ; see , e.g. , Lamprecht's Alexanderlied , passim . It is clear by the context that Giesebrecht employs it in its ancient sense . 2 Ibid . , 222. Henry's son Otto married a daughter of Edward the Elder . Henry received the ...
Page 68
... century to the middle of the 12th century , these same words are used indifferently for a town or a castle , and it is impossible to tell , except by the context , whether a town or a castle is meant ; and often even the context throws ...
... century to the middle of the 12th century , these same words are used indifferently for a town or a castle , and it is impossible to tell , except by the context , whether a town or a castle is meant ; and often even the context throws ...
Page 69
... century do not reveal any extensive prevalence of private castles . Indeed , after studying all the most important chronicles of Neustria and Austrasia during this period , the ... 12th centuries , we find the same contrast between them.
... century do not reveal any extensive prevalence of private castles . Indeed , after studying all the most important chronicles of Neustria and Austrasia during this period , the ... 12th centuries , we find the same contrast between them.
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