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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... Danish wars , shows that there were town walls to be kept up even at that date . See Baldwin Brown , The Arts in Early England , i . , 82 . SCANTINESS OF RECORDS 13 is mentioned in 571 that the 12 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... Danish wars , shows that there were town walls to be kept up even at that date . See Baldwin Brown , The Arts in Early England , i . , 82 . SCANTINESS OF RECORDS 13 is mentioned in 571 that the 12 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
Page 13
... of Domestic Manners , p . 13 . 2 The Danish fortress of Nottingham is mentioned by the Chronicle in 868 , but we are speaking now of purely Anglo - Saxon fortresses . • Midlands and the North . It was given to Alfred.
... of Domestic Manners , p . 13 . 2 The Danish fortress of Nottingham is mentioned by the Chronicle in 868 , but we are speaking now of purely Anglo - Saxon fortresses . • Midlands and the North . It was given to Alfred.
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... Danish men ; and then he committed the city ( burh ) to the keeping of Ethelred the ealdorman . " A.-S. C. , 886. The word used for London is Londonburh . Asser says : " Londoniam civitatem honorifice restauravit et habitabilem fecit ...
... Danish men ; and then he committed the city ( burh ) to the keeping of Ethelred the ealdorman . " A.-S. C. , 886. The word used for London is Londonburh . Asser says : " Londoniam civitatem honorifice restauravit et habitabilem fecit ...
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... Danish rule.1 It would seem from the course of the story that after Ethelred's death there was some arrangement between Ethelfleda and her brother , possibly due to the surrender of the territory mentioned above , which enabled her to ...
... Danish rule.1 It would seem from the course of the story that after Ethelred's death there was some arrangement between Ethelfleda and her brother , possibly due to the surrender of the territory mentioned above , which enabled her to ...
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... Danish towns which existed in Mercia in the 10th century is called in contemporary records fif burga , the five boroughs.2 Burh is a noun derived from the word beorgan , to protect . Undoubtedly its primitive meaning was that of a ...
... Danish towns which existed in Mercia in the 10th century is called in contemporary records fif burga , the five boroughs.2 Burh is a noun derived from the word beorgan , to protect . Undoubtedly its primitive meaning was that of a ...
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