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 40
... , 1890 ) , is precisely similar in plan to Witham , but nothing is known of its history . 2 See Victoria History of Bedfordshire , i . , 281 . MALDON , TOWCESTER , WIGINGAMERE 41 and stockade of a 40 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... , 1890 ) , is precisely similar in plan to Witham , but nothing is known of its history . 2 See Victoria History of Bedfordshire , i . , 281 . MALDON , TOWCESTER , WIGINGAMERE 41 and stockade of a 40 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
Page 43
... known how confused the chronology of the various versions of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle is during the reign of Edward the Elder . ' Cley , in Norfolk , would be etymologically deducible from Clede ( the d being frequently dropped ...
... known how confused the chronology of the various versions of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle is during the reign of Edward the Elder . ' Cley , in Norfolk , would be etymologically deducible from Clede ( the d being frequently dropped ...
Page 46
... known as Aldportton , which literally means " the town of the 1 I am indebted for much of the information given here to the local antiquarian knowledge of Mr Harold Sands , F.S.A. He states that the old borough was 1400 yards from the ...
... known as Aldportton , which literally means " the town of the 1 I am indebted for much of the information given here to the local antiquarian knowledge of Mr Harold Sands , F.S.A. He states that the old borough was 1400 yards from the ...
Page 49
... known to have existed in Saxon times . But Boley Hill is above the bridge . 3. MILTON , in Kent ( Middeltune ) .- Hæsten the Dane landed at the mouth of the Thames with 80 ships , and wrought a geweorc here in 893. Two places in the ...
... known to have existed in Saxon times . But Boley Hill is above the bridge . 3. MILTON , in Kent ( Middeltune ) .- Hæsten the Dane landed at the mouth of the Thames with 80 ships , and wrought a geweorc here in 893. Two places in the ...
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... known to the writer is in 924 , when the tower of the presidium where Herbert Count of Vermandois had imprisoned Charles the Simple was burnt accidentally . ' This tower must have been restored , as nine years later it withstood a six ...
... known to the writer is in 924 , when the tower of the presidium where Herbert Count of Vermandois had imprisoned Charles the Simple was burnt accidentally . ' This tower must have been restored , as nine years later it withstood a six ...
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