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 12
... ward . 4 The fact , however , that the Trinoda Necessitas , the duty of landholders to contribute to the repair of boroughs and bridges , and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars ...
... ward . 4 The fact , however , that the Trinoda Necessitas , the duty of landholders to contribute to the repair of boroughs and bridges , and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars ...
Page 17
... ward , the sense of the word became extended from the protecting bulwark to the place protected . In this sense of a fortified enclosure , the word was naturally applied by the Anglo- Saxons to the prehistoric and British " camps ...
... ward , the sense of the word became extended from the protecting bulwark to the place protected . In this sense of a fortified enclosure , the word was naturally applied by the Anglo- Saxons to the prehistoric and British " camps ...
Page 30
... ward on the ramparts , or who sallied forth in their bands to fight the Danes , were the men who were slowly building up the prosperity of the stricken land of England . By studding the great highways of England with fortified towns ...
... ward on the ramparts , or who sallied forth in their bands to fight the Danes , were the men who were slowly building up the prosperity of the stricken land of England . By studding the great highways of England with fortified towns ...
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... Wards in the waulles of Staunford , to eche of which were certeyne freeholders in the Towne allottid to wache and ward in tyme of neadde . " Itinerarium , vii . , II . A.-S. C. , 868 . * Shipman's Old Town Wall 44 ANGLO - SAXON ...
... Wards in the waulles of Staunford , to eche of which were certeyne freeholders in the Towne allottid to wache and ward in tyme of neadde . " Itinerarium , vii . , II . A.-S. C. , 868 . * Shipman's Old Town Wall 44 ANGLO - SAXON ...
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... wards , and a wide outer enclosure ( Fig . 7 ) . " But one of the most interest- ing features is the presence of two harbours , con- tained within the defences and communicating with the 4 FORTIFIED TOWNS 59 river . " Mr Goddard points ...
... wards , and a wide outer enclosure ( Fig . 7 ) . " But one of the most interest- ing features is the presence of two harbours , con- tained within the defences and communicating with the 4 FORTIFIED TOWNS 59 river . " Mr Goddard points ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch Bamborough Bishop borough Brut building Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp castelli castellum castrum chapel charter church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Dover Earl of Chester early Norman earthen bank earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existence Feet feudal fortifications Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign Hereford History houses Journ king land manor masonry mediæval mentioned moated Montgomery motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural tower Norman castle Normandy Norwich Nottingham Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford quod rampart remains remarks risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman walls round Saxon says shows side Stafford stands stockade stone castle stone keep Survey town trace turris Wales ward Welsh William wooden castle Worcester word writer York