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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The writer contends that it only appears after the establishment of the feudal system . The favourable reception given by archæologists to the paper read before the Scottish Society led the writer to follow up this interesting subject ...
The writer contends that it only appears after the establishment of the feudal system . The favourable reception given by archæologists to the paper read before the Scottish Society led the writer to follow up this interesting subject ...
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Some writers advocate the word mount , but this appears to us too vague . in origin , it appropriately describes a thing when first introduced here . As the word motte is French which was very un - English 2 At York , a prehistoric ...
Some writers advocate the word mount , but this appears to us too vague . in origin , it appropriately describes a thing when first introduced here . As the word motte is French which was very un - English 2 At York , a prehistoric ...
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As far as we know , they did not ; and although to prove a negative we can only bring negative evidence , that evidence appears to us to be very conclusive . But before we deal with it , we will try to find out what sort of ...
As far as we know , they did not ; and although to prove a negative we can only bring negative evidence , that evidence appears to us to be very conclusive . But before we deal with it , we will try to find out what sort of ...
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At the time of Alfred's death , and the succession of Edward the Elder to the crown ( 901 ) , Ethelfleda , daughter of Alfred , was the wife of Ethelred , ealdorman of Mercia , who appears to have been a sort of underking of that ...
At the time of Alfred's death , and the succession of Edward the Elder to the crown ( 901 ) , Ethelfleda , daughter of Alfred , was the wife of Ethelred , ealdorman of Mercia , who appears to have been a sort of underking of that ...
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We may concede that the original meaning of an enclosure was never entirely lost , and that it appears to be preserved in a few passages in the Anglo - Saxon laws . Thus Edmund speaks of mine burh as an asylum , the violation of which ...
We may concede that the original meaning of an enclosure was never entirely lost , and that it appears to be preserved in a few passages in the Anglo - Saxon laws . Thus Edmund speaks of mine burh as an asylum , the violation of which ...
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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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