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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... instances can easily be multiplied . Mr W. H. Stevenson remarks that " in Old - English glosses , from the 8th century Corpus Glossary downwards , castellum is glossed by wic , that is town . " : In this sense no doubt we must interpret ...
... instances can easily be multiplied . Mr W. H. Stevenson remarks that " in Old - English glosses , from the 8th century Corpus Glossary downwards , castellum is glossed by wic , that is town . " : In this sense no doubt we must interpret ...
Page 29
... instances in historic times ( see Cæsar , Bello Gallico , vi . , 10 , and v . , 21 ) , belonged to a more advanced stage of develop- ment , when population had moved down into the lower and cultivatable lands , but still used their old ...
... instances in historic times ( see Cæsar , Bello Gallico , vi . , 10 , and v . , 21 ) , belonged to a more advanced stage of develop- ment , when population had moved down into the lower and cultivatable lands , but still used their old ...
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... as is at present known , Witham is the only instance we have of an Anglo - Saxon earthwork which 1 Medieval Military Architecture , ii . , 120 . 2 Essex Naturalist , January 1887 . has a double enclosure.1 Witham is not mentioned as a.
... as is at present known , Witham is the only instance we have of an Anglo - Saxon earthwork which 1 Medieval Military Architecture , ii . , 120 . 2 Essex Naturalist , January 1887 . has a double enclosure.1 Witham is not mentioned as a.
Page 63
... instance of the 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 ...
... instance of the 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 ...
Page 68
... instances cited in the Appendix will prove , we constantly find the words castrum and castellum used for the same town , sometimes even in the same paragraph . Later , from the last quarter of the 9th century to the middle of the 12th ...
... instances cited in the Appendix will prove , we constantly find the words castrum and castellum used for the same town , sometimes even in the same paragraph . Later , from the last quarter of the 9th century to the middle of the 12th ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch bank borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum chapel charter Chester church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early Norman earthen earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existed feet feudal Fitz fortifications Fulk Nerra Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign History houses II.'s reign Journ king land manor masonry medieval mentioned moated Montgomerie mote motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural towers Norman castle Norwich Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford remains remarks Risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman round ruins Saxon says Scotland shows side Stafford stockade stone castle stone keep town trace turris Wales wall ward Welsh William wooden castle word writer