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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... burh , the gates of which were locked by the etheling who had killed the king , and were defended until they were forced by the king's avengers . Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling ...
... burh , the gates of which were locked by the etheling who had killed the king , and were defended until they were forced by the king's avengers . Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling ...
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... ( burh ) to the keeping of Ethelred the ealdorman . " A.-S. C. , 886. The word used for London is Londonburh . Asser says : " Londoniam civitatem honorifice restauravit et habitabilem fecit , " p . 489 . 3 Birch's Cartularium , ii . , 220 ...
... ( burh ) to the keeping of Ethelred the ealdorman . " A.-S. C. , 886. The word used for London is Londonburh . Asser says : " Londoniam civitatem honorifice restauravit et habitabilem fecit , " p . 489 . 3 Birch's Cartularium , ii . , 220 ...
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... burh at Worcester in Alfred's lifetime , as a most interesting charter tells us.3 It may be safely assumed , then , that when Edward came to the throne he found Wessex well provided with defensive places , and that when he and his ...
... burh at Worcester in Alfred's lifetime , as a most interesting charter tells us.3 It may be safely assumed , then , that when Edward came to the throne he found Wessex well provided with defensive places , and that when he and his ...
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... burh at Bremesbyrig . During the twelve years which elapsed between Ethelred's death and that of Edward in 924 , the brother and sister built no less than twenty - seven burhs , giving a total of thirty , if we add Chester and ...
... burh at Bremesbyrig . During the twelve years which elapsed between Ethelred's death and that of Edward in 924 , the brother and sister built no less than twenty - seven burhs , giving a total of thirty , if we add Chester and ...
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... burh with urbs , a city ; Alfred in his Orosius translates civitas by burh ; 1 the Anglo - Saxon gospels of the 11th century do the same ; and the confederacy of five Danish towns which existed in Mercia in the 10th century is called in ...
... burh with urbs , a city ; Alfred in his Orosius translates civitas by burh ; 1 the Anglo - Saxon gospels of the 11th century do the same ; and the confederacy of five Danish towns which existed in Mercia in the 10th century is called in ...
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