The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesSome 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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... having remains of breastworks on their summits . CHAPTER II ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS We have pointed out. 1 From the report of a competent witness , Mr Basil Stallybrass . 1 Earle , Two Saxon Chronicles Parallel , Introd .
... having remains of breastworks on their summits . CHAPTER II ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS We have pointed out. 1 From the report of a competent witness , Mr Basil Stallybrass . 1 Earle , Two Saxon Chronicles Parallel , Introd .
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The first fortification which we read of in the AngloSaxon Chronicle is that of Bamborough , in Northumberland . The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle tells us that in 547 Ida began to reign in Northumberland , and adds that he built “ Bebbanburh ...
The first fortification which we read of in the AngloSaxon Chronicle is that of Bamborough , in Northumberland . The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle tells us that in 547 Ida began to reign in Northumberland , and adds that he built “ Bebbanburh ...
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In 755 the slaughter of Cynewulf , king of the West Saxons , by the etheling Cyneard , is told with unusual detail by the Chronicle . The king was slain in a bur ( bower , or isolated women's chamber " ) , the door of which he attempted ...
In 755 the slaughter of Cynewulf , king of the West Saxons , by the etheling Cyneard , is told with unusual detail by the Chronicle . The king was slain in a bur ( bower , or isolated women's chamber " ) , the door of which he attempted ...
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From the pages of the 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 is ample evidence that they only carried out a ...
From the pages of the 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 is ample evidence that they only carried out a ...
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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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| 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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