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 52
... Danes con- structed this earthwork , or found it there , we are not told . In 8. There appear to be no remains of the geweorc on the river Lea , 20 miles above London , made by the Danes in 896. But 20 miles above London , on the Lea ...
... Danes con- structed this earthwork , or found it there , we are not told . In 8. There appear to be no remains of the geweorc on the river Lea , 20 miles above London , made by the Danes in 896. But 20 miles above London , on the Lea ...
Page 52
... Danes constructed this earthwork , or found it there , we are not told . 8. There appear to be no remains of the geweore on the river Lea , 20 miles above London , made by the Danes in 896. But 20 miles above London , on the Lea , would ...
... Danes constructed this earthwork , or found it there , we are not told . 8. There appear to be no remains of the geweore on the river Lea , 20 miles above London , made by the Danes in 896. But 20 miles above London , on the Lea , would ...
Page 53
... Danes . But this burgus may more probably have been the work of Roger de Montgomeri , who planted a castle there in the 11th century . 10. TEMPSFORD . - Here the Danes wrought a work in 918.1 There is a small oblong enclosure at ...
... Danes . But this burgus may more probably have been the work of Roger de Montgomeri , who planted a castle there in the 11th century . 10. TEMPSFORD . - Here the Danes wrought a work in 918.1 There is a small oblong enclosure at ...
Page 54
... Danes made their headquarters in 871 , but we add it to the list because Asser not only mentions it , but describes the nature of the fortification . It was a vallum drawn between the rivers Thames and Kennet , so as to enclose a ...
... Danes made their headquarters in 871 , but we add it to the list because Asser not only mentions it , but describes the nature of the fortification . It was a vallum drawn between the rivers Thames and Kennet , so as to enclose a ...
Page 55
... Danes threw up the first fortifications of these boroughs . There are no remains of town banks at Torkesey ; at Cambridge the outline of the town bank can be traced in places ; 2 and at Thetford there was formerly an earthwork on the ...
... Danes threw up the first fortifications of these boroughs . There are no remains of town banks at Torkesey ; at Cambridge the outline of the town bank can be traced in places ; 2 and at Thetford there was formerly an earthwork on the ...
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