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 40
... taken as precise ; but the disproportion between four weeks and eight days , the space often given for the building of an early Norman castle , corresponds very well to the difference between the time needed to throw up the bank 1 ...
... taken as precise ; but the disproportion between four weeks and eight days , the space often given for the building of an early Norman castle , corresponds very well to the difference between the time needed to throw up the bank 1 ...
Page 44
... taken possession of York in the previous year " went into Mercia to Nottingham , and there took up their winter quarters . And Burgræd king of Mercia 1 It is really wonderful that the identification of Cledemuthan with the mouth of the ...
... taken possession of York in the previous year " went into Mercia to Nottingham , and there took up their winter quarters . And Burgræd king of Mercia 1 It is really wonderful that the identification of Cledemuthan with the mouth of the ...
Page 51
... were either broken to pieces , or burnt , or taken to London or Rochester . 894 . 2 Essex Naturalist , as above , p . 151. These berms certainly suggest Roman influence . been contended that this was the Buttington near Chepstow ;
... were either broken to pieces , or burnt , or taken to London or Rochester . 894 . 2 Essex Naturalist , as above , p . 151. These berms certainly suggest Roman influence . been contended that this was the Buttington near Chepstow ;
Page 53
... Victoria History of Bedfordshire , i . , 282 , from which this description is taken . 3 The Chronicle speaks of Tempsford as a burh , so it must have been a large enclosure . knowledge of Danish camps does not tell us of any.
... Victoria History of Bedfordshire , i . , 282 , from which this description is taken . 3 The Chronicle speaks of Tempsford as a burh , so it must have been a large enclosure . knowledge of Danish camps does not tell us of any.
Page 54
... taken up their winter quarters , and where we may be certain that they were protected by some kind of fortifications . These are Thanet , Sheppey , Thetford , York , London , Torkesey , Repton , Cambridge , Exeter , Chippenham ...
... taken up their winter quarters , and where we may be certain that they were protected by some kind of fortifications . These are Thanet , Sheppey , Thetford , York , London , Torkesey , Repton , Cambridge , Exeter , Chippenham ...
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