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 56
... Historiarum Libri Quatuor , edition Guadet , p . 67 . 2 " In modo castri , munientes se per girum avulsæ terræ aggere . " Dudo , 155 ( edition Duchesne ) . DANISH FORTIFIED HARBOURS 57 side " a Hille of Yerth 56 DANISH FORTIFICATIONS.
... Historiarum Libri Quatuor , edition Guadet , p . 67 . 2 " In modo castri , munientes se per girum avulsæ terræ aggere . " Dudo , 155 ( edition Duchesne ) . DANISH FORTIFIED HARBOURS 57 side " a Hille of Yerth 56 DANISH FORTIFICATIONS.
Page 72
... castri steterat , quo facto turrem principalem reficiens , in ea domum suam constitit . " Ibid . 2 Flodoard , Annales , pp . 931 and 949. This tower was heightened by Charles , the last of the Carlovingians , and furnished with a ditch ...
... castri steterat , quo facto turrem principalem reficiens , in ea domum suam constitit . " Ibid . 2 Flodoard , Annales , pp . 931 and 949. This tower was heightened by Charles , the last of the Carlovingians , and furnished with a ditch ...
Page 73
... castri erexit . " Bouquet , x . , 176. M. Enlart takes this to be the first recorded instance of a motte . But the passage is evidently corrupt , as the other accounts of this affair show that Count Odo's wooden It was a tempting theory ...
... castri erexit . " Bouquet , x . , 176. M. Enlart takes this to be the first recorded instance of a motte . But the passage is evidently corrupt , as the other accounts of this affair show that Count Odo's wooden It was a tempting theory ...
Page 134
... castri nostri Colecestrie , quod nuper prostratum fuit per tempestatem . " 3 Round's History of Colchester , pp . 135 , 136 . Tota civitas ex omnibus debitis reddebat T. R. E. , £ 15 , 5s . 4d . , in unoquoque anno . Modo reddit £ 160 ...
... castri nostri Colecestrie , quod nuper prostratum fuit per tempestatem . " 3 Round's History of Colchester , pp . 135 , 136 . Tota civitas ex omnibus debitis reddebat T. R. E. , £ 15 , 5s . 4d . , in unoquoque anno . Modo reddit £ 160 ...
Page 139
... castri Præcepit Angligenis evacuare domos ; Hos introduxit per quos sibi regna subegit , Unumquemque suum misit ad hospitium . " Carmen de Bello Hastingensi , " in Monumenta Britannica , p . 603 . innumerable multitude of people in the ...
... castri Præcepit Angligenis evacuare domos ; Hos introduxit per quos sibi regna subegit , Unumquemque suum misit ad hospitium . " Carmen de Bello Hastingensi , " in Monumenta Britannica , p . 603 . innumerable multitude of people in the ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch bank borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum chapel charter Chester church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early Norman earthen earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existed feet feudal Fitz fortifications Fulk Nerra Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign History houses II.'s reign Journ king land manor masonry medieval mentioned moated Montgomerie mote motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural towers Norman castle Norwich Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford remains remarks Risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman round ruins Saxon says Scotland shows side Stafford stockade stone castle stone keep town trace turris Wales wall ward Welsh William wooden castle word writer