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The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles. — Ella Sophia Armitage

The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles.

Ella Sophia Armitage

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  • Book language: English
  • 399 pages

A historical study of the early Norman castles of the British Isles, first published in 1912. Ella S. Armitage examines motte-and-bailey fortifications, documentary evidence, and the Bayeux Tapestry, with plans by D. H. Montgomerie. It offers a careful introduction to how these castles were built and recorded.

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THE EARLY NORMAN CASTLES
OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Dol.
Rennes.
Dinan.
Bayeux.
Hastings.
Motte-Castles from the Bayeux Tapestry.
THE EARLY NORMAN CASTLES
OF THE BRITISH ISLES

BY ELLA S. ARMITAGE

HONORARY FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF

SCOTLAND

AUTHOR OF “THE CHILDHOOD OF THE ENGLISH NATION”; “THE

CONNECTION

OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND”; “AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH

ANTIQUITIES,”

ETC., ETC.

WITH PLANS BY D. H. MONTGOMERIE, F.S.A.

LONDON

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W. 1912

ERRATA

Page 34, note 1.—For “construerat” read “construxerat.”

Page 40, line 9.—For “there was only one motte, the site of the castle of the Norman Giffards is now almost obliterated,” read “there was only one motte, site of the castle of the Norman Giffards, now almost obliterated.”

Page 133, line 16.—For “1282” read “1182.”

Page 145, note 1.—For “Legercestria” read “Legecestria.”

Page 147, line 15.—Delete comma after “castle.”

Page 216, note 2.—For “instalment” read “statement.”

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Contents

  1. Transcriber's Note:
  2. THE EARLY NORMAN CASTLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
  3. ERRATA
  4. PREFACE
  5. CONTENTS
  6. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS
  7. THE EARLY NORMAN CASTLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
  8. CHAPTER II ANGLO-SAXON FORTIFICATIONS
  9. CHAPTER III ANGLO-SAXON FORTIFICATIONS—continued
  10. CHAPTER IV DANISH FORTIFICATIONS
  11. CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES
  12. CHAPTER VI DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTTE-CASTLES
  13. CHAPTER VII THE CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND
  14. CHAPTER VIII MOTTE-CASTLES IN NORTH WALES
  15. CHAPTER IX MOTTE-CASTLES IN SOUTH WALES
  16. CHAPTER X MOTTE-CASTLES IN SCOTLAND
  17. CHAPTER XI MOTTE-CASTLES IN IRELAND
  18. CHAPTER XII STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD
  19. APPENDICES APPENDIX A PRIMITIVE FOLK-MOOTS
  20. APPENDIX B WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH
  21. APPENDIX C THE MILITARY ORIGIN OF ALFRED’S BOROUGHS
  22. APPENDIX D THE WORDS “CASTRUM” AND “CASTELLUM”
  23. APPENDIX E THE BURGHAL HIDAGE
  24. APPENDIX F THELWALL
  25. APPENDIX G THE WORD “BRETASCHE”
  26. APPENDIX H THE WORDS “HURDICIUM” AND “HORDIARI”
  27. APPENDIX I “HERICIO, ERICIO, HERITO, HERISSON”
  28. APPENDIX K THE CASTLE OF YALE
  29. APPENDIX L THE CASTLE OF TULLOW OR “COLLACHT,” p. 335
  30. APPENDIX M THE CASTLE OF SLANE

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