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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Page 254
... Brut y Tywysogion , seem to give a fairly candid account of the period , although the dates in the Brut are for the most part wrong ( sometimes by three years ) , and they hardly ever give us a view of the situation as a whole . They ...
... Brut y Tywysogion , seem to give a fairly candid account of the period , although the dates in the Brut are for the most part wrong ( sometimes by three years ) , and they hardly ever give us a view of the situation as a whole . They ...
Page 256
... Brut y Tywysogion , the Pipe Rolls , or other trustworthy documents between 1066 and 1216 , the end of King John's reign . Of many of these castles only the earthworks remain ; of many others the original plan , exactly similar to that ...
... Brut y Tywysogion , the Pipe Rolls , or other trustworthy documents between 1066 and 1216 , the end of King John's reign . Of many of these castles only the earthworks remain ; of many others the original plan , exactly similar to that ...
Page 259
... Brut says that in the year 823 the Saxons destroyed the Castle of Deganwy . This is one of the only two instances in which the word castell is used in this Welsh chronicle before the coming of the Normans . As the MS . is not earlier ...
... Brut says that in the year 823 the Saxons destroyed the Castle of Deganwy . This is one of the only two instances in which the word castell is used in this Welsh chronicle before the coming of the Normans . As the MS . is not earlier ...
Page 260
... Brut of Tywysogion , 1145 . 3 Published with a Latin translation in Arch . Camb . , 1866. " He built castles in various places , after the manner of the French , in order that he might better hold the country . " The Brut also mentions ...
... Brut of Tywysogion , 1145 . 3 Published with a Latin translation in Arch . Camb . , 1866. " He built castles in various places , after the manner of the French , in order that he might better hold the country . " The Brut also mentions ...
Page 262
... Brut , 111 . 3 Arch . Camb . , iv . , series 296 and 911 . · The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle dates this expedition in 1114 , and says that Henry caused castles to be built in Wales . The Brut mentions the large tribute , 1111 . NORMAN ...
... Brut , 111 . 3 Arch . Camb . , iv . , series 296 and 911 . · The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle dates this expedition in 1114 , and says that Henry caused castles to be built in Wales . The Brut mentions the large tribute , 1111 . NORMAN ...
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| Title | The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles |
| Author | Ella S. Armitage |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2012 |
| ISBN | 1511546832, 9781511546836 |
| Length | 408 pages |
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