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 67
... houses agreeably situated near the cities . " These Gallo - Roman villas had no fortifications ; nor were the Roman villas in England fortified . It was the business of the State to defend the community ; this was the theory so long ...
... houses agreeably situated near the cities . " These Gallo - Roman villas had no fortifications ; nor were the Roman villas in England fortified . It was the business of the State to defend the community ; this was the theory so long ...
Page 72
... house . Count Herbert built a keep in Laon before 931 ; and this appears to have been a different tower to the one attached to the royal house which Louis d'Outremer had built at the gate of the city . ' We hear also of towers at Amiens ...
... house . Count Herbert built a keep in Laon before 931 ; and this appears to have been a different tower to the one attached to the royal house which Louis d'Outremer had built at the gate of the city . ' We hear also of towers at Amiens ...
Page 75
... house on the motte . " There was also a motte at Saumur ; and the plan of the castle of Chinon is not inconsistent with the existence of a former motte . " These instances seem to put back the existence of the motte castle to the middle ...
... house on the motte . " There was also a motte at Saumur ; and the plan of the castle of Chinon is not inconsistent with the existence of a former motte . " These instances seem to put back the existence of the motte castle to the middle ...
Page 87
... house which ( in the picture of Dinan ) stands at the foot of the bridge . The towers appear to be square , but in the case of Rennes and Bayeux , are surmounted by a cupola roof . Decoration does not appear to be have been neglected ...
... house which ( in the picture of Dinan ) stands at the foot of the bridge . The towers appear to be square , but in the case of Rennes and Bayeux , are surmounted by a cupola roof . Decoration does not appear to be have been neglected ...
Page 88
... house , or keep ( arcem ) , which overlooks the whole thing . The entrance to this fortress is only by a bridge , which rises from the counterscarp of the ditch , supported on double or even triple columns , till it reaches the upper ...
... house , or keep ( arcem ) , which overlooks the whole thing . The entrance to this fortress is only by a bridge , which rises from the counterscarp of the ditch , supported on double or even triple columns , till it reaches the upper ...
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