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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Ella S. Armitage. FORTIFICATIONS OF ALFRED 15 and another at Limene - muthan ( doubtless a repair of the Roman fort at Lympne ) , and two works built by Alfred on the banks of the river Lea.1 William of Malmesbury tells us that in his ...
Ella S. Armitage. FORTIFICATIONS OF ALFRED 15 and another at Limene - muthan ( doubtless a repair of the Roman fort at Lympne ) , and two works built by Alfred on the banks of the river Lea.1 William of Malmesbury tells us that in his ...
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... was the nature of these fortifications , which the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle uniformly calls burhs ? 1 See Appendix B. 2 A.-S. C. , 910 , 911 . THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH 17 There is really not 16 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... was the nature of these fortifications , which the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle uniformly calls burhs ? 1 See Appendix B. 2 A.-S. C. , 910 , 911 . THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH 17 There is really not 16 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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... fortifications have become less and less important , the franchise has become of supreme importance . Bede , in the earliest times of our history , equated burh with urbs , a city ; Alfred in his Orosius translates civitas by burh ; 1 ...
... fortifications have become less and less important , the franchise has become of supreme importance . Bede , in the earliest times of our history , equated burh with urbs , a city ; Alfred in his Orosius translates civitas by burh ; 1 ...
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... place and seize his goods . " Domesday Book and Beyond , 185. " All my reeves , " are mentioned in the Preface to Athelstan's Laws , Schmid , 126 . UNIV . OF CALIFORNIA [ To face p . 19 18 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... place and seize his goods . " Domesday Book and Beyond , 185. " All my reeves , " are mentioned in the Preface to Athelstan's Laws , Schmid , 126 . UNIV . OF CALIFORNIA [ To face p . 19 18 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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... to various archæological societies through many previous years , during which Mr Clark's reputation as an archæologist appears to have been made . THE PRIVATE CASTLE UNKNOWN 21 she and her husband built 20 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... to various archæological societies through many previous years , during which Mr Clark's reputation as an archæologist appears to have been made . THE PRIVATE CASTLE UNKNOWN 21 she and her husband built 20 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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