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... Mote Hall ) are an indication of its function . MOTTE see also Mound . Mound or mount , the essential feature of the earliest Norman castles . The word in Norman - French , derived from the turf of which most mottes were composed ...
... Mote Hall ) are an indication of its function . MOTTE see also Mound . Mound or mount , the essential feature of the earliest Norman castles . The word in Norman - French , derived from the turf of which most mottes were composed ...
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There are also substantial remains of great Norman fortresses at Norwich and Rising . The earthworks at Castle Acre have been designated ' the finest in England ' and there are remains of motte - and - baileys at Buckenham , Horsford ...
There are also substantial remains of great Norman fortresses at Norwich and Rising . The earthworks at Castle Acre have been designated ' the finest in England ' and there are remains of motte - and - baileys at Buckenham , Horsford ...
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William had a triple task : of keeping a conquered people in subjection , of repelling foreign invasion and of asserting his authority over Norman barons . His chief instruments were two : the mounted knight and the Norman castle .
William had a triple task : of keeping a conquered people in subjection , of repelling foreign invasion and of asserting his authority over Norman barons . His chief instruments were two : the mounted knight and the Norman castle .
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