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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... Chronicle is that of Bamborough , in Northumber- land . The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle tells us that in 547 Ida began to reign in Northumberland , and adds that he built " Bebbanburh ... ANGLO-SAXON FORTIFICATIONS II CHAPTER III CHAPTER X.
... Chronicle is that of Bamborough , in Northumber- land . The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle tells us that in 547 Ida began to reign in Northumberland , and adds that he built " Bebbanburh ... ANGLO-SAXON FORTIFICATIONS II CHAPTER III CHAPTER X.
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... Chronicle . The king was slain in a bur ( bower , or isolated women's ... Chronicle before the time of Alfred . The invasions of the Danes led at last to a ... Anglo - Saxon fortresses . 1 Asser , ch . 91 , Stevenson's edition .
... Chronicle . The king was slain in a bur ( bower , or isolated women's ... Chronicle before the time of Alfred . The invasions of the Danes led at last to a ... Anglo - Saxon fortresses . 1 Asser , ch . 91 , Stevenson's edition .
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... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle we might be led to think that Alfred's son and daughter , Edward and Ethelfleda , were the chief builders of fortifications . But there ... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , 878 , 893 , 14 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle we might be led to think that Alfred's son and daughter , Edward and Ethelfleda , were the chief builders of fortifications . But there ... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , 878 , 893 , 14 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , 878 , 893 , 896. According to Henry of Huntingdon , the work on the Lea was the splitting of that river into two channels ; but I am informed that no trace of such a division remains . 2 Gesta Pontificum , 186 ...
... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , 878 , 893 , 896. According to Henry of Huntingdon , the work on the Lea was the splitting of that river into two channels ; but I am informed that no trace of such a division remains . 2 Gesta Pontificum , 186 ...
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... Chronicle and from Florence , than that the brother and sister each " did their own , " to use an expressive ... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle uniformly calls burhs ? THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH 17 There is really not. 1 See Appendix B. 2 A ...
... Chronicle and from Florence , than that the brother and sister each " did their own , " to use an expressive ... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle uniformly calls burhs ? THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH 17 There is really not. 1 See Appendix B. 2 A ...
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