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 51
... ancient ships , charred by fire , and surrounded by numerous human skeletons , were found in the mud.1 Benfleet must have been a very large camp , as not only was the joint army of Danes housed in it , that from Milton and that from ...
... ancient ships , charred by fire , and surrounded by numerous human skeletons , were found in the mud.1 Benfleet must have been a very large camp , as not only was the joint army of Danes housed in it , that from Milton and that from ...
Page 55
... ancient part of the town . Chippen- ham and Repton were ancient seats of the Anglo - Saxon kings , and may have had fortifications , but nothing remains now . Chippenham is a borough by prescrip- tion , therefore of ancient date . At ...
... ancient part of the town . Chippen- ham and Repton were ancient seats of the Anglo - Saxon kings , and may have had fortifications , but nothing remains now . Chippenham is a borough by prescrip- tion , therefore of ancient date . At ...
Page 65
... ancient meaning was a town ( see Hilprecht's German Dictionary ) , and it corresponded exactly to the Anglo - Saxon burh . It was used in this sense at least as late as the end of the 12th century ; see , e.g. , Lamprecht's ...
... ancient meaning was a town ( see Hilprecht's German Dictionary ) , and it corresponded exactly to the Anglo - Saxon burh . It was used in this sense at least as late as the end of the 12th century ; see , e.g. , Lamprecht's ...
Page 83
... , Ireland , 1904 . 2 Vicars ' Parliamentary Chronicle , cited by Hunter , South Yorks , ii . , 235 . 3 " Camps on the Malvern Hills , " Journ . Anthrop . Inst . , x . , 319 . either on or near Roman or other ancient roads ,
... , Ireland , 1904 . 2 Vicars ' Parliamentary Chronicle , cited by Hunter , South Yorks , ii . , 235 . 3 " Camps on the Malvern Hills , " Journ . Anthrop . Inst . , x . , 319 . either on or near Roman or other ancient roads ,
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Ella S. Armitage. either on or near Roman or other ancient roads , or on navigable rivers . ' It was essential to the Norman settlers that they should be near some road which would help them to visit their other estates , which William ...
Ella S. Armitage. either on or near Roman or other ancient roads , or on navigable rivers . ' It was essential to the Norman settlers that they should be near some road which would help them to visit their other estates , which William ...
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