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 63
... existence of private castles among the Anglo - Saxons or the Danes ( previous to the arrival of Edward the Confessor's Norman friends ) , and we have endeavoured to show that this negative evidence is of great signifi- cance . If ...
... existence of private castles among the Anglo - Saxons or the Danes ( previous to the arrival of Edward the Confessor's Norman friends ) , and we have endeavoured to show that this negative evidence is of great signifi- cance . If ...
Page 75
... existence of a former motte . " These instances seem to put back the existence of the motte castle to the middle of the 10th century . We know of no earlier claim than this , unless we were to accept the statement of Lambert of Ardres ...
... existence of a former motte . " These instances seem to put back the existence of the motte castle to the middle of the 10th century . We know of no earlier claim than this , unless we were to accept the statement of Lambert of Ardres ...
Page 80
... existence of mottes in Germany ; and even Cohausen in 1898 threw doubt 1 This want will be supplied , as regards England , by the completion of the Victoria County Histories , and as regards France , by the Societé Préhistorique , which ...
... existence of mottes in Germany ; and even Cohausen in 1898 threw doubt 1 This want will be supplied , as regards England , by the completion of the Victoria County Histories , and as regards France , by the Societé Préhistorique , which ...
Page 85
... existence . Our older antiquaries , finding that the word burgenses was commonly used in Domesday in connection 1 Thus Henry I. erected a siege castle to watch Bridgenorth ( probably Pampudding Hill ) , and then went off to besiege ...
... existence . Our older antiquaries , finding that the word burgenses was commonly used in Domesday in connection 1 Thus Henry I. erected a siege castle to watch Bridgenorth ( probably Pampudding Hill ) , and then went off to besiege ...
Page 95
... existence . The castle of Alrehede or Aldreth in the island of Ely is stated by the Liber Eliensis to have been built by the Conqueror , but no remains of any kind appear to exist now . Both these castles are there- fore omitted from ...
... existence . The castle of Alrehede or Aldreth in the island of Ely is stated by the Liber Eliensis to have been built by the Conqueror , but no remains of any kind appear to exist now . Both these castles are there- fore omitted from ...
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