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 25
... period ; but it can generally be proved that they mis- understood their authorities . The genuine contemporary chroniclers of Saxon times never make the slightest allusion to a Saxon castle . The word castellum , it is true , appears ...
... period ; but it can generally be proved that they mis- understood their authorities . The genuine contemporary chroniclers of Saxon times never make the slightest allusion to a Saxon castle . The word castellum , it is true , appears ...
Page 36
... period of the masonry buildings . " WARWICK Castle has a motte which has been confidently attributed to Ethelfleda , only because Dugdale copied the assertion of Thomas Rous , a very imaginative writer of the 15th century , that she was ...
... period of the masonry buildings . " WARWICK Castle has a motte which has been confidently attributed to Ethelfleda , only because Dugdale copied the assertion of Thomas Rous , a very imaginative writer of the 15th century , that she was ...
Page 39
... period by the Northmen , for Runcorn was not a borough at Domesday , but was then a mere dependency of the Honour of Halton . The Burhs of Edward the Elder . HERTFORD . - Two burhs were built by Edward at Hertford in 913 , one on the ...
... period by the Northmen , for Runcorn was not a borough at Domesday , but was then a mere dependency of the Honour of Halton . The Burhs of Edward the Elder . HERTFORD . - Two burhs were built by Edward at Hertford in 913 , one on the ...
Page 48
... period of time that we may infer that there was some fortification to protect them . The word used for the fortification is generally geweorc , 1 Medieval Military Architecture , i . , 18. See Mr Round's remarks on Mr Clark's vagueness ...
... period of time that we may infer that there was some fortification to protect them . The word used for the fortification is generally geweorc , 1 Medieval Military Architecture , i . , 18. See Mr Round's remarks on Mr Clark's vagueness ...
Page 60
... period of their invasions they brought their wives and children with them , would render camps of large area necessary . These numbers alone make it ridiculous to attribute to the Danes the small motte castles of class ( e ) , whose ...
... period of their invasions they brought their wives and children with them , would render camps of large area necessary . These numbers alone make it ridiculous to attribute to the Danes the small motte castles of class ( e ) , whose ...
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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