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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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 ...
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 ...
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PAGE vii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY I CHAPTER II ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS II CHAPTER III ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS — CONTINUED 31 CHAPTER IV DANISH FORTIFICATIONS 48 CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES 63 .
PAGE vii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY I CHAPTER II ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS II CHAPTER III ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS — CONTINUED 31 CHAPTER IV DANISH FORTIFICATIONS 48 CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES 63 .
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The area covered by these fortifications is much more uniform ; one of the features contrasting them most strongly with the great prehistoric " camps of southern England is their comparatively small ...
The area covered by these fortifications is much more uniform ; one of the features contrasting them most strongly with the great prehistoric " camps of southern England is their comparatively small ...
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To answer this question we will try to discover what kind of fortifications actually were constructed by the Saxons and Danes , and to ... in the usual sense of the word ; that is , the private fortified residences of great landowners .
To answer this question we will try to discover what kind of fortifications actually were constructed by the Saxons and Danes , and to ... in the usual sense of the word ; that is , the private fortified residences of great landowners .
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But the undoubtedly sepulchral barrows of New Grange and Dowth in Ireland show signs of having been utilised as castles , having remains of breastworks on their summits . CHAPTER II ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS We have pointed out.
But the undoubtedly sepulchral barrows of New Grange and Dowth in Ireland show signs of having been utilised as castles , having remains of breastworks on their summits . CHAPTER II ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS We have pointed out.
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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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