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 25
... probably meant a town when he says that Edward the Elder built at Hertford " castrum non immensum sed pulcherrimum . " He generally translates the burh of the Chronicle by burgus , and he shows that he had a correct idea of Edward's ...
... probably meant a town when he says that Edward the Elder built at Hertford " castrum non immensum sed pulcherrimum . " He generally translates the burh of the Chronicle by burgus , and he shows that he had a correct idea of Edward's ...
Page 31
... probably more extensive than Ethel- fleda's borough , of which no trace remains . 3 CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as " a waste chester in Wirral . " It had un- doubtedly been a Roman city , and therefore the ...
... probably more extensive than Ethel- fleda's borough , of which no trace remains . 3 CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as " a waste chester in Wirral . " It had un- doubtedly been a Roman city , and therefore the ...
Page 32
... probably followed the lines of the old Roman castrum . BREMESBYRIG . - This place has not yet been identi- fied . Bromborough on the Mersey has been suggested , and is not impossible , for the loss of the s sometimes occurs in place ...
... probably followed the lines of the old Roman castrum . BREMESBYRIG . - This place has not yet been identi- fied . Bromborough on the Mersey has been suggested , and is not impossible , for the loss of the s sometimes occurs in place ...
Page 42
... probably first built by the Danes , as it was only repaired by Edward . In Leland's time there were still some remains of the walls " in places . " Huntingdon is one of the burgi of Domesday . COLCHESTER.This of course was a Roman site ...
... probably first built by the Danes , as it was only repaired by Edward . In Leland's time there were still some remains of the walls " in places . " Huntingdon is one of the burgi of Domesday . COLCHESTER.This of course was a Roman site ...
Page 43
... probably be transposed to 918 , the year in which , according to Florence , Edward subjugated East Anglia . It is well known how confused the chronology of the various versions of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle is during the reign of ...
... probably be transposed to 918 , the year in which , according to Florence , Edward subjugated East Anglia . It is well known how confused the chronology of the various versions of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle is during the reign of ...
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