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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The writer contends that it only appears after the establishment of the feudal system . The favourable reception given by archæologists to the paper read before the Scottish Society led the writer to follow up this interesting subject ...
The writer contends that it only appears after the establishment of the feudal system . The favourable reception given by archæologists to the paper read before the Scottish Society led the writer to follow up this interesting subject ...
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When on further inquiry we find that earthworks of this type are exceedingly common in France , and are generally found in connection with feudal castles , ' and when we consider the area of their distribution in the United Kingdom ...
When on further inquiry we find that earthworks of this type are exceedingly common in France , and are generally found in connection with feudal castles , ' and when we consider the area of their distribution in the United Kingdom ...
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Finally , the Danish host was not a feudal host . Steenstrup asserts that the principle of the composition of the host was the voluntary association of equally 2 Ibid . , pp . 22 , 23 . 1 Steenstrup , Danelag , p . 41 .
Finally , the Danish host was not a feudal host . Steenstrup asserts that the principle of the composition of the host was the voluntary association of equally 2 Ibid . , pp . 22 , 23 . 1 Steenstrup , Danelag , p . 41 .
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We should not , therefore , expect to find the Danish camps provided with the citadels by which the feudal baron defended his personal safety . When Rollo and his host were coming up the Seine , the Frankish king Raoul sent messengers ...
We should not , therefore , expect to find the Danish camps provided with the citadels by which the feudal baron defended his personal safety . When Rollo and his host were coming up the Seine , the Frankish king Raoul sent messengers ...
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These writers have made it clear that whatever tendencies towards feudalism there were in England before the Conquest , the system of military tenure , which is the backbone of feudalism , was introduced into England by William the ...
These writers have made it clear that whatever tendencies towards feudalism there were in England before the Conquest , the system of military tenure , which is the backbone of feudalism , was introduced into England by William the ...
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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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