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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... charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows that there were town walls to be kept up even at that date . See Baldwin Brown , The Arts in Early England , i . , 82 . SCANTINESS OF RECORDS is mentioned in 571 that the Saxons 12 ANGLO ...
... charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows that there were town walls to be kept up even at that date . See Baldwin Brown , The Arts in Early England , i . , 82 . SCANTINESS OF RECORDS is mentioned in 571 that the Saxons 12 ANGLO ...
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... charters are more precise . It also mentions the building of a work ( geweorc ) at Athelney , 1 Asser , ch . 91 , Stevenson's edition . 2 " That same year King Alfred repaired London ; and all the English submitted to him , except those ...
... charters are more precise . It also mentions the building of a work ( geweorc ) at Athelney , 1 Asser , ch . 91 , Stevenson's edition . 2 " That same year King Alfred repaired London ; and all the English submitted to him , except those ...
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... 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 sister signalised their conquests in the Midlands by building ...
... 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 sister signalised their conquests in the Midlands by building ...
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... charter , it was not only for the defence of the bishop and the churches of Worcester , but " To SHELTER ALL THE FOLK . " And we may be sure that the same idea lay at the founding of all the boroughs which were built by Alfred and by ...
... charter , it was not only for the defence of the bishop and the churches of Worcester , but " To SHELTER ALL THE FOLK . " And we may be sure that the same idea lay at the founding of all the boroughs which were built by Alfred and by ...
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... charters , but when it is used it clearly means a town . Thus Egbert of Kent says in 765 : " Trado terram intra castelli monia supranominati , id est Hrofescestri , unum viculum cum duobus jugeribus , etc. , " where castellum is ...
... charters , but when it is used it clearly means a town . Thus Egbert of Kent says in 765 : " Trado terram intra castelli monia supranominati , id est Hrofescestri , unum viculum cum duobus jugeribus , etc. , " where castellum is ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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