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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... that he was able to set fire to the wooden stockade.1 Modern historians talk of this fort as a castle , but all the older authorities call it a town ; nor is there any mention of a castle at Bamborough till the reign of William II .
... that he was able to set fire to the wooden stockade.1 Modern historians talk of this fort as a castle , but all the older authorities call it a town ; nor is there any mention of a castle at Bamborough till the reign of William II .
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SCANTINESS OF RECORDS is mentioned in 571 that the Saxons took four towns ( tunas ) of the Britons , and the ... Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling a stable - yard of modern times ...
SCANTINESS OF RECORDS is mentioned in 571 that the Saxons took four towns ( tunas ) of the Britons , and the ... Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling a stable - yard of modern times ...
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... his boyhood there was a stone in the nunnery of Shaftesbury which had been taken out of the walls of the town , which bore this inscription : " Anno dominicæ incarnationis Alfredus rex fecit hanc urbem , DCCCLXXX , regni sui VIII .
... his boyhood there was a stone in the nunnery of Shaftesbury which had been taken out of the walls of the town , which bore this inscription : " Anno dominicæ incarnationis Alfredus rex fecit hanc urbem , DCCCLXXX , regni sui VIII .
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It is true we have altered the meaning somewhat , because a borough means now an enfranchised town ; but we must remember that it got that meaning because the fortified towns , the only ones which were called burhs or burgi , were the ...
It is true we have altered the meaning somewhat , because a borough means now an enfranchised town ; but we must remember that it got that meaning because the fortified towns , the only ones which were called burhs or burgi , were the ...
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But it is absolutely clear that even in these cases a burh was an enclosure and not a tump ; and it is equally clear from the general use of the word that its main meaning was a fortified town . Athelstan ordains that there shall be a ...
But it is absolutely clear that even in these cases a burh was an enclosure and not a tump ; and it is equally clear from the general use of the word that its main meaning was a fortified town . Athelstan ordains that there shall be a ...
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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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