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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... CASTLES IN SCOTLAND CHAPTER X MOTTE - CASTLES IN IRELAND CHAPTER XI · · CHAPTER XII STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD APPENDICES A. PRIMITIVE FOLK - MOOTS B. WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH C. THE MILITARY ORIGIN OF THE BOROUGHS D.
... CASTLES IN SCOTLAND CHAPTER X MOTTE - CASTLES IN IRELAND CHAPTER XI · · CHAPTER XII STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD APPENDICES A. PRIMITIVE FOLK - MOOTS B. WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH C. THE MILITARY ORIGIN OF THE BOROUGHS D.
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4 The fact , however , that the Trinoda Necessitas , the duty of landholders to contribute to the repair of boroughs and bridges , and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows ...
4 The fact , however , that the Trinoda Necessitas , the duty of landholders to contribute to the repair of boroughs and bridges , and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows ...
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Now what was the nature of these fortifications , which the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle uniformly calls burhs ? 1 See Appendix B. 2 A.-S. C. , 910 , 911 . THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH There is really not the 16 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
Now what was the nature of these fortifications , which the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle uniformly calls burhs ? 1 See Appendix B. 2 A.-S. C. , 910 , 911 . THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH There is really not the 16 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH There is really not the slightest difficulty in answering this question . The word is with us still ; it is our word borough . It is true we have altered the meaning somewhat , because a borough means now an ...
THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH There is really not the slightest difficulty in answering this question . The word is with us still ; it is our word borough . It is true we have altered the meaning somewhat , because a borough means now an ...
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This enclosure may have been called a have been called a burh , and the innumerable place - names in England ending in borough or bury2 seem to suggest that the burh was often nothing more than a stockade , as in so many of these sites ...
This enclosure may have been called a have been called a burh , and the innumerable place - names in England ending in borough or bury2 seem to suggest that the burh was often nothing more than a stockade , as in so many of these sites ...
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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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