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 29
... stone walls more than once ( at Towcester ) ; but the use of the word timbrian , which does not exclusively mean to build in wood , 1 does not preclude walls of stone in important places . In the square or oblong form , with rounded ...
... stone walls more than once ( at Towcester ) ; but the use of the word timbrian , which does not exclusively mean to build in wood , 1 does not preclude walls of stone in important places . In the square or oblong form , with rounded ...
Page 70
... hear of monasteries being fortified in this way ; in 869 Charles the Bald drew a bank of wood and stone round the monastery of St Denis ; TOWERS 71 for four weeks by Archbishop Hervey , took 70 THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES.
... hear of monasteries being fortified in this way ; in 869 Charles the Bald drew a bank of wood and stone round the monastery of St Denis ; TOWERS 71 for four weeks by Archbishop Hervey , took 70 THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES.
Page 72
... stone keep in the country for whose date we have positive evidence , is that of Langeais , built by Fulk Nerra , Count of Anjou , about the year 994 ; its ruins still exist . But we are concerned more particularly here with the origin ...
... stone keep in the country for whose date we have positive evidence , is that of Langeais , built by Fulk Nerra , Count of Anjou , about the year 994 ; its ruins still exist . But we are concerned more particularly here with the origin ...
Page 78
... stone . But it is not necessary to resort to this hypothesis , because there is quite sufficient evidence to show that long before this forecast of doom was accepted , wood was a very common , if not the commonest , material used in ...
... stone . But it is not necessary to resort to this hypothesis , because there is quite sufficient evidence to show that long before this forecast of doom was accepted , wood was a very common , if not the commonest , material used in ...
Page 79
... stone ones , their greater cohesion , which enabled them to resist the blows of the battering - ram better than rubble masonry . ' Their great disadvantage was their liability to fire ; but this was obviated , as in the time of the ...
... stone ones , their greater cohesion , which enabled them to resist the blows of the battering - ram better than rubble masonry . ' Their great disadvantage was their liability to fire ; but this was obviated , as in the time of the ...
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