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 vii
... 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 . 284332 The chapters on 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 . 284332 The chapters on Saxon and ...
Page viii
Ella S. Armitage. 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 . In Chapter V. an effort is made to trace the ...
Ella S. Armitage. 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 . In Chapter V. an effort is made to trace the ...
Page xiii
... DANISH FORTIFICATIONS 48 CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES 63 CHAPTER VI DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTTE - CASTLES 80 CHAPTER VII THE CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND 94 CHAPTER VIII MOTTE - CASTLES IN NORTH WALES 251 ...
... DANISH FORTIFICATIONS 48 CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES 63 CHAPTER VI DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTTE - CASTLES 80 CHAPTER VII THE CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND 94 CHAPTER VIII MOTTE - CASTLES IN NORTH WALES 251 ...
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... Danish archæologist , when dealing with the specimens of this class of fortification which are to be found in Denmark , made the luminous remark that " the fortresses of prehistoric times are the defences of the community , north of the ...
... Danish archæologist , when dealing with the specimens of this class of fortification which are to be found in Denmark , made the luminous remark that " the fortresses of prehistoric times are the defences of the community , north of the ...
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... Danish conquerors , and why they may not with equal reason be attributed to them . To answer this question we will try to discover what kind of fortifications actually were constructed by the Saxons and Danes , and to this inquiry we ...
... Danish conquerors , and why they may not with equal reason be attributed to them . To answer this question we will try to discover what kind of fortifications actually were constructed by the Saxons and Danes , and to this inquiry we ...
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