Anglo-Saxon towers of lordship and the origins of the castle in England
in The Archaeology of the 11th Century Continuities and Transformations
Michael G. Shapland
Important paper that challenges the idea castles forms, particularly great towers and gatehouses, came to England from France with the Norman invaders. Gives the evidence for Anglo-Saxon pre-Conquest lordship towers being a influence on later castles.
Paper within Dawn M Hadley, Christopher Dyer (eds), The Archaeology of the 11th Century Continuities and Transformations
Published by Routledge
(2017; Oxford)
ISBN: 978-1138201156
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