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 57
... round Europe , especially on the islands where they had their winter settlements . Normannerne , i . , 354 . 3 A.-S. , hyth , a shore , a landing - place . Victoria County History of Beds . , i . , 282 . FORTIFIED TOWNS 59 river . " Mr ...
... round Europe , especially on the islands where they had their winter settlements . Normannerne , i . , 354 . 3 A.-S. , hyth , a shore , a landing - place . Victoria County History of Beds . , i . , 282 . FORTIFIED TOWNS 59 river . " Mr ...
Page 60
... round this town was a district , in which the Irish inhabitants had to pay taxes to the lords of the town . " " 1 The Irish chronicle called The Wars of the Gaedhil and the Gaill says , further , that Norse soldiers were quartered in ...
... round this town was a district , in which the Irish inhabitants had to pay taxes to the lords of the town . " " 1 The Irish chronicle called The Wars of the Gaedhil and the Gaill says , further , that Norse soldiers were quartered in ...
Page 63
... Round , and Professor Vinogradoff , which have thrown so much fresh light on the constitu- tional history of England . These writers have made it clear that whatever tendencies towards feudalism there were in England before the Conquest ...
... Round , and Professor Vinogradoff , which have thrown so much fresh light on the constitu- tional history of England . These writers have made it clear that whatever tendencies towards feudalism there were in England before the Conquest ...
Page 64
... Round holds that " the military service of the Anglo - Norman tenant - in - chief was in no way derived or developed from that of the Anglo - Saxons , but was arbitrarily fixed by the king , from whom he received his fief . " Feudal ...
... Round holds that " the military service of the Anglo - Norman tenant - in - chief was in no way derived or developed from that of the Anglo - Saxons , but was arbitrarily fixed by the king , from whom he received his fief . " Feudal ...
Page 70
... round some villa or farm belonging to a private owner , and was therefore indistinguishable in appearance , though radically differ- ent in idea , from the fortifications which had hitherto been thrown up for the protection of the ...
... round some villa or farm belonging to a private owner , and was therefore indistinguishable in appearance , though radically differ- ent in idea , from the fortifications which had hitherto been thrown up for the protection of the ...
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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