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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 82
Page xiv
... WORDS " CASTRUM " AND " CASTELLUM " E. THE BURGHAL HIDAGE F. THELWALL G. THE WORD " BRETASCHE " H. THE WORD " HURDICIUM " I. THE WORD " HERICIO " K. THE CASTLE OF YALE L. THE CASTLE OF TULLOW M. THE CASTLE OF SLANE N. THE WORD " DONJON ...
... WORDS " CASTRUM " AND " CASTELLUM " E. THE BURGHAL HIDAGE F. THELWALL G. THE WORD " BRETASCHE " H. THE WORD " HURDICIUM " I. THE WORD " HERICIO " K. THE CASTLE OF YALE L. THE CASTLE OF TULLOW M. THE CASTLE OF SLANE N. THE WORD " DONJON ...
Page 6
... words give the true direction to which we must turn for the interpretation of these earthworks . In the second place , this type presents a peculiar development of plan , such as we do not expect to find in the earliest times in these ...
... words give the true direction to which we must turn for the interpretation of these earthworks . In the second place , this type presents a peculiar development of plan , such as we do not expect to find in the earliest times in these ...
Page 8
... word ; that is , the private fortified residences of great landowners . It was the chief merit of Mr G. T. Clark's work on Mediæval Military Architecture , that he showed the perfect correspondence in plan of these earthen and timber ...
... word ; that is , the private fortified residences of great landowners . It was the chief merit of Mr G. T. Clark's work on Mediæval Military Architecture , that he showed the perfect correspondence in plan of these earthen and timber ...
Page 9
... word , because of its confusion with moat , a ditch . Some writers advocate the word mount , but this appears to us too vague . As the word motte is French in origin , it appropriately describes a thing which was very un - English when ...
... word , because of its confusion with moat , a ditch . Some writers advocate the word mount , but this appears to us too vague . As the word motte is French in origin , it appropriately describes a thing which was very un - English when ...
Page 14
... word used for London is Londonburh . Asser says : " Londoniam civitatem honorifice restauravit et habitabilem fecit , " p . 489 . 3 Birch's Cartularium , ii . , 220 , 221 . 1 Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , 878 , 893 , 14 ANGLO - SAXON ...
... word used for London is Londonburh . Asser says : " Londoniam civitatem honorifice restauravit et habitabilem fecit , " p . 489 . 3 Birch's Cartularium , ii . , 220 , 221 . 1 Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , 878 , 893 , 14 ANGLO - SAXON ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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