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 24
... Ordericus speaks of the thing and its name as something distinctly French : " munitiones quas Galli castella nuncupant . " The castles which were now introduced into England seem to have been new inventions in Normandy itself . William ...
... Ordericus speaks of the thing and its name as something distinctly French : " munitiones quas Galli castella nuncupant . " The castles which were now introduced into England seem to have been new inventions in Normandy itself . William ...
Page 72
... writer , before the 12th century ; nor is the word dangio to be found in any writer earlier than Ordericus . But the thing certainly existed earlier . 2 " Elegantissimus in rebus bellicis " is the quaint 72 THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES.
... writer , before the 12th century ; nor is the word dangio to be found in any writer earlier than Ordericus . But the thing certainly existed earlier . 2 " Elegantissimus in rebus bellicis " is the quaint 72 THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES.
Page 75
... Ordericus , writing some fifty years before Lambert , uses the form dangio in the sense of a tower . Pro- fessor Skeat and the New English Dictionary derive the word donjon or dungeon from Low Lat . domnionem , acc . of domnio , thus ...
... Ordericus , writing some fifty years before Lambert , uses the form dangio in the sense of a tower . Pro- fessor Skeat and the New English Dictionary derive the word donjon or dungeon from Low Lat . domnionem , acc . of domnio , thus ...
Page 77
... Ordericus of the castle of Aquila , built in the days of Duke Richard ; the castle of the lords of Grantmesnil at Norrei ; the castle of Belesme ; all of which appear to have been private castles . But there seems to have been no ...
... Ordericus of the castle of Aquila , built in the days of Duke Richard ; the castle of the lords of Grantmesnil at Norrei ; the castle of Belesme ; all of which appear to have been private castles . But there seems to have been no ...
Page 110
... Ordericus , ii . , 178 . 3 The Chronica de Fundatoribus of Tewkesbury Abbey seems to be the origin of the tradition that Earl Robert was the builder of Bristol Castle . There can be no doubt that his work was in stone , as the same ...
... Ordericus , ii . , 178 . 3 The Chronica de Fundatoribus of Tewkesbury Abbey seems to be the origin of the tradition that Earl Robert was the builder of Bristol Castle . There can be no doubt that his work was in stone , as the same ...
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