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A

  • Adulterine castles, 56, 57, 89
  • Adulterinus, 56
  • Agger, 11, 60
  • Alatorium, 89
  • Allure, 89
  • Angle, dead, in fortification, 162
  • Angles, reduction of, in fortification, 165
  • Arbalast, 73;
  • see Cross-bow
  • Arx, 22, 32, 53, 65;
  • arcem condere, etc., 38
  • Attack, science and methods of, 66-79
  • Aula, hall or manor-house, 197, 198
  • Aula principalis, 56;
  • see Hall

B

C

D

  • Danegeld, 33
  • Danes, invasions of England and France by, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 39, 63, 64, 65
  • Defence, science and progress of, 79-82, 161-5
  • Demi-lune, 215
  • Domesday Book, evidence with regard to early castles, 30, 37, 41, 42, 83
  • Domgio, 46
  • Donjon or dungeon, 43, 46, 47, 361, 365
  • Drainage of roofs, 156, 179
  • Drawbridge, 55
  • Dungeon, see Donjon
  • Dunio, 46

E

  • Earthworks in Britain, early, 1-10, 19;
  • defence of entrances, 3, 5-7;
  • dry-built walls, 8;
  • in Saxon England, 24, 25
  • Embrasure, 169

F

  • Fire-arms, introduction of, 58, 59, 287-90
  • Firmamentum, 38
  • Firmitas, 55
  • Flanking, 102, 161, 162, 164, 216-20
  • Fore-building, see Keep
  • Forum, 14, 18, 19, 22, 23
  • France, Gallo-Roman cities in, 22, 23
  • —— early castles in, 36
  • —— mount-and-bailey castles in, 46, 52, 53, 55
  • —— progress of military art in, 65
  • —— walled towns in, 64, 65, 250, 290, 292
  • Free chapels, 109

G

H

I

  • Italy, fortified towns in, 290, 292

K

  • Keep, gradual disappearance of, 164, 212, 215
  • —— cylindrical tower, 165-85;
  • internal arrangements, 168-72, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184
  • —— octagonal tower, 185
  • —— quatrefoil tower, 172, 185-7
  • —— rectangular tower, map of towers, 130, A. Thompson;
  • in France and Normandy, 116-8;
  • in England, 118-59;
  • evidence for date, 118-20;
  • early Norman towers, 120-5;
  • comparative measurements of towers, 125, 127-8, 131-3;
  • position in plan, 128-31;
  • external treatment, 133, 134, 137;
  • entrance
  • and forebuilding, 137-8, 141-2;
  • internal arrangement and cross-wall, 142, 145-6;
  • basement, 146, 149-50;
  • stairs, 146, 149;
  • chapels, 150, 153-4;
  • kitchens, 154;
  • wells, 154;
  • mural chambers and galleries, 155-6;
  • roof and rampart, 157, 159;
  • drawbacks of shape, 161-2
  • —— , residential use of, 53-5, 179, 188
  • —— shell, 113-6;
  • combination with rectangular tower, 129
  • —— wooden tower on mount, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 51, 52-5, 56, 113, 160
  • Kitchen in castles, 54, 193, 194, 209;
  • see also Keep

L

  • Lilium, 60, 61
  • Lists, 264
  • Limestone, Yorkshire, 355
  • Logium, 54

M

N

  • Norman conquest, castle-building after, 38, 39
  • Normans at court of Edward the Confessor, 37

O

  • Oppidum, 21

P

Q

  • Quincunx, 60

R

  • Ram, 69, Viollet-le-Duc; 63, 64, 68, 78, 79;
  • devices against, 79
  • Rampart-walk, 241, Viollet-le-Duc; 79, 80, 89, 102;
  • see also Keep
  • Ravelin, 215
  • Revetment, walls of, 186
  • Roman military science, 59-62, 73
  • —— occupation of Britain, 10-20
  • —— roads in Britain, 11, 12, 25
  • —— stations, 10, 12-20
  • —— wall in Northumberland and Cumberland, 11, A. Thompson (after Bruce); 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25

S

  • Saxon invasions of Britain, 21, 22
  • —— shore, fortresses of, 12, 22
  • —— towns and villages, 23, 24
  • Scaling, 58;
  • scaling-ladders, 61, 70, 71
  • Scorpio, 73
  • Shutter in embrasure, 245, Viollet-le-Duc; 242
  • Siegecraft, engines used in, 68-77;
  • see Catapult
  • Sieges—
  • of Alesia, 59-61
  • of Antioch, 164, 241
  • of ChÂteau-Gaillard, 70, 71, 73, 76, 77, 163, 215, 216
  • of Constantinople, 164
  • of London by Danes, 64, 65
  • of Marseilles, 61, 62
  • of Paris, 63, 64
  • of Le Puiset, 67, 68
  • Slingers, 58
  • Solar, solarium, 192, 193
  • Sow, 68
  • Spur at base of towers, 175, 185
  • Stakes used as missiles, 61
  • Stimuli, 61
  • Stockade, see Palisade

T

  • Terebra, 68
  • Testudo, 62, 68
  • TÊte-du-pont, 63, 234, 326
  • Teutonic origin of mount-and-bailey castle, conjectural, 51
  • Timbrian, 29
  • Tortoise, 68;
  • see Testudo
  • Tower at siege of Marseilles, 62
  • Tower, great, see Keep
  • Towers on ramparts, 60, 61, 161, 162, 164;
  • in early Norman castles, 102-4;
  • see Flanking
  • —— on walls of Roman stations, 15-17
  • —— strong, survivals of keep, 269, 281, 282
  • Towns; Saxon settlements, 23, 24
  • —— walled, 228, 288, Viollet-le-Duc;
  • early, 64, 65;
  • in relation to castles, 87-89
  • Trebuchet, 75, 76, Viollet-le-Duc; 76
  • Turrets on Roman wall, 11

U

  • Urbs, 21

V

W


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