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 73
... tower.1 In this case the word agger evidently means a motte . But Fulk began to reign in 987 ; he was a great builder of castles , and was famed for his skill in military affairs.2 One of his first castles , built between 991 and 994 ...
... tower.1 In this case the word agger evidently means a motte . But Fulk began to reign in 987 ; he was a great builder of castles , and was famed for his skill in military affairs.2 One of his first castles , built between 991 and 994 ...
Page 75
... tower on the hill , to which it was after- wards transferred . It is against this view that Ordericus , writing some fifty years before Lambert , uses the form dangio in the sense of a tower . Pro- fessor Skeat and the New English ...
... tower on the hill , to which it was after- wards transferred . It is against this view that Ordericus , writing some fifty years before Lambert , uses the form dangio in the sense of a tower . Pro- fessor Skeat and the New English ...
Page 87
... tower , a ditch round the foot of the motte , with a bank on the counterscarp , and a stepped wooden bridge , up ... towers appear to be square , but in the case of Rennes and Bayeux , are surmounted by a cupola roof . Decoration does ...
... tower , a ditch round the foot of the motte , with a bank on the counterscarp , and a stepped wooden bridge , up ... towers appear to be square , but in the case of Rennes and Bayeux , are surmounted by a cupola roof . Decoration does ...
Page 91
... tower of any kind , and was used both for mural towers and for the movable wooden towers employed for sieges . At a much later period it was given to the wooden balconies by which walls were defended , but the writer has found no ...
... tower of any kind , and was used both for mural towers and for the movable wooden towers employed for sieges . At a much later period it was given to the wooden balconies by which walls were defended , but the writer has found no ...
Page 95
... Tower of London , Colchester , Pevensey , and Chepstow , where a stone keep was part of the original design , and a design , and a motte was therefore unnecessary : Bamborough , Peak , and Tynemouth , where the site was sufficiently ...
... Tower of London , Colchester , Pevensey , and Chepstow , where a stone keep was part of the original design , and a design , and a motte was therefore unnecessary : Bamborough , Peak , and Tynemouth , where the site was sufficiently ...
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