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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... 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 , and to make a closer study of the motte - castles of Wales , Scotland ...
... 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 , and to make a closer study of the motte - castles of Wales , Scotland ...
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... feudal castles , 1 and when we consider the area of their distribution in the United Kingdom , and see that they are to be found in every county in England , as well as in Wales and in the Normanised parts of Ireland and Scotland , we ...
... feudal castles , 1 and when we consider the area of their distribution in the United Kingdom , and see that they are to be found in every county in England , as well as in Wales and in the Normanised parts of Ireland and Scotland , we ...
Page 60
... feudal host . Steenstrup asserts that the principle of the composition of the host was the voluntary association of equally SUMMARY OF RESULTS 61 powerful leaders , of whom one. 1 Steenstrup , Danelag , p . 41 . 2 Ibid . , pp . 22 , 23 ...
... feudal host . Steenstrup asserts that the principle of the composition of the host was the voluntary association of equally SUMMARY OF RESULTS 61 powerful leaders , of whom one. 1 Steenstrup , Danelag , p . 41 . 2 Ibid . , pp . 22 , 23 ...
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... feudal baron defended his personal safety . When Rollo and his host were coming up the Seine , the Frankish king ... feudal lines , they only reluctantly accepted the feudal yoke , and not till the next century . Normannerne , i ...
... feudal baron defended his personal safety . When Rollo and his host were coming up the Seine , the Frankish king ... feudal lines , they only reluctantly accepted the feudal yoke , and not till the next century . Normannerne , i ...
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... feudalism there were in England before the Conquest , the system of military tenure , which is the backbone of feudalism , was introduced into England by William the Conqueror ... feudal idea 63 CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES.
... feudalism there were in England before the Conquest , the system of military tenure , which is the backbone of feudalism , was introduced into England by William the Conqueror ... feudal idea 63 CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES.
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