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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MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND CHAPTER X MOTTE - CASTLES IN IRELAND CHAPTER XI · · CHAPTER XII STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD APPENDICES A. PRIMITIVE FOLK - MOOTS B. WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH C. THE MILITARY ORIGIN OF THE ...
MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND CHAPTER X MOTTE - CASTLES IN IRELAND CHAPTER XI · · CHAPTER XII STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD APPENDICES A. PRIMITIVE FOLK - MOOTS B. WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH C. THE MILITARY ORIGIN OF THE ...
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... is recognised that large classes of earthworks show similar features , it becomes probable that even if they were not thrown up in the same historic period , they were at any rate raised to meet similar sets of circumstances .
... is recognised that large classes of earthworks show similar features , it becomes probable that even if they were not thrown up in the same historic period , they were at any rate raised to meet similar sets of circumstances .
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It differs entirely from the great camps which belong to the tribal period . It was evidently not designed to accommodate a mass of people with their flocks and herds . It is small in area , and its citadel , as a rule , is very small ...
It differs entirely from the great camps which belong to the tribal period . It was evidently not designed to accommodate a mass of people with their flocks and herds . It is small in area , and its citadel , as a rule , is very small ...
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We see also that small forts of this kind , easily and cheaply constructed , and defensible by a small number of men , exactly correspond to the needs of the Norman invader , both during the period of the Conquest and for a long time ...
We see also that small forts of this kind , easily and cheaply constructed , and defensible by a small number of men , exactly correspond to the needs of the Norman invader , both during the period of the Conquest and for a long time ...
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We can easily test this by comparing Anglo - Saxon history with Norman of the same period , after castles had arisen in Normandy . Who among Saxon nobles was more likely to possess a castle than the powerful Earl Godwin , and his ...
We can easily test this by comparing Anglo - Saxon history with Norman of the same period , after castles had arisen in Normandy . Who among Saxon nobles was more likely to possess a castle than the powerful Earl Godwin , and his ...
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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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