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 72
... known to the writer , before the 12th century ; nor is the word dangio to be found in any writer earlier than Ordericus . But the thing certainly existed earlier . FULK NERRA 73 le Vieil , where , at a 72 THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES.
... known to the writer , before the 12th century ; nor is the word dangio to be found in any writer earlier than Ordericus . But the thing certainly existed earlier . FULK NERRA 73 le Vieil , where , at a 72 THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES.
Page 74
... known to have employed mercenary troops . Now as we have already suggested in Chapter I. , the plan of the motte- and - bailey castle strongly suggests that there may be a connection between its adoption and the use of mercenaries . For ...
... known to have employed mercenary troops . Now as we have already suggested in Chapter I. , the plan of the motte- and - bailey castle strongly suggests that there may be a connection between its adoption and the use of mercenaries . For ...
Page 78
Ella S. Armitage. which have been now adduced , tracing back the first known mottes to the time of Thibault - le - Tricheur , and the county of Blois , show that the Norman claim to the invention of this mode of fortification must be ...
Ella S. Armitage. which have been now adduced , tracing back the first known mottes to the time of Thibault - le - Tricheur , and the county of Blois , show that the Norman claim to the invention of this mode of fortification must be ...
Page 84
... known to the writer are at Lewes and Lincoln . It is not 1 M. de Salies has traced in detail the connection between Fulk Nerra's castles and the Roman roads of Anjou and Touraine . 2 See some excellent remarks on this subject in Mr W ...
... known to the writer are at Lewes and Lincoln . It is not 1 M. de Salies has traced in detail the connection between Fulk Nerra's castles and the Roman roads of Anjou and Touraine . 2 See some excellent remarks on this subject in Mr W ...
Page 92
... known as Neustria that the motte - castle first appeared ; and as we have previously shown , there is some reason to think that the centre of that region 1 See Appendix H. 2 Peel , its Meaning and Derivation , by George Neilson . 3 See ...
... known as Neustria that the motte - castle first appeared ; and as we have previously shown , there is some reason to think that the centre of that region 1 See Appendix H. 2 Peel , its Meaning and Derivation , by George Neilson . 3 See ...
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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