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
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Page viii
... Saxon castle . Mr George Neilson continued the same line of argument in his illuminating paper on " The Motes in Norman Scotland " ( Scottish Review , vol . xxxii . , 1898 ) . All that the writer claims is to have carried the contention ...
... Saxon castle . Mr George Neilson continued the same line of argument in his illuminating paper on " The Motes in Norman Scotland " ( Scottish Review , vol . xxxii . , 1898 ) . All that the writer claims is to have carried the contention ...
Page xiii
... SAXON FORTIFICATIONS II CHAPTER III ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS CONTINUED 31 CHAPTER IV DANISH FORTIFICATIONS 48 CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES 63 CHAPTER VI DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTTE - CASTLES 80 CHAPTER VII ...
... SAXON FORTIFICATIONS II CHAPTER III ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS CONTINUED 31 CHAPTER IV DANISH FORTIFICATIONS 48 CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES 63 CHAPTER VI DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTTE - CASTLES 80 CHAPTER VII ...
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... Saxon or the 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 ...
... Saxon or the 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 ...
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... SAXON FORTIFICATIONS We have pointed out. 1 From the report of a competent witness , Mr Basil Stallybrass . 1 Earle , Two Saxon Chronicles Parallel , Introd . 10 INTRODUCTORY.
... SAXON FORTIFICATIONS We have pointed out. 1 From the report of a competent witness , Mr Basil Stallybrass . 1 Earle , Two Saxon Chronicles Parallel , Introd . 10 INTRODUCTORY.
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