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
... built without doubt on the same lofty insulated rock where the castle now stands ; for when it was attacked by Penda in 633 , he found the situation so strong that it was impossible to storm it , and it was only by heaping up wood on ...
... built without doubt on the same lofty insulated rock where the castle now stands ; for when it was attacked by Penda in 633 , he found the situation so strong that it was impossible to storm it , and it was only by heaping up wood on ...
Page 14
... built which had never existed before ! Of the royal halls and chambers , wonderfully built of stone and wood by his command ! " The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle notices the restoration of London ( 886 ) , 2 about which two extant charters ...
... built which had never existed before ! Of the royal halls and chambers , wonderfully built of stone and wood by his command ! " The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle notices the restoration of London ( 886 ) , 2 about which two extant charters ...
Page 15
... built by Alfred on the banks of the river Lea.1 William of Malmesbury tells us that in 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 ...
... built by Alfred on the banks of the river Lea.1 William of Malmesbury tells us that in 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 ...
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... built a burh at Bremesbyrig . During the twelve years which elapsed between Ethelred's death and that of Edward in 924 , the brother and sister built no less than twenty - seven burhs , giving a total of thirty , if we add Chester and ...
... built a burh at Bremesbyrig . During the twelve years which elapsed between Ethelred's death and that of Edward in 924 , the brother and sister built no less than twenty - seven burhs , giving a total of thirty , if we add Chester and ...
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... built by Alfred and by Edward and Ethelfleda . They were to be places where the whole countryside could take refuge during a Danish raid . The Chronicle tells us in 894 how Alfred divided his forces into three parts , the duty of one ...
... built by Alfred and by Edward and Ethelfleda . They were to be places where the whole countryside could take refuge during a Danish raid . The Chronicle tells us in 894 how Alfred divided his forces into three parts , the duty of one ...
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