Название: A History of English Place Names and Where They Came FromАвтор: John Moss
Издательство: Pen and Sword History
Год: 2020
Формат: pdf, epub, mobi
Страниц: 672
Размер: 13,92 Мб
Язык: английский
The origin of the names of many English towns, hamlets and villages date as far back as Saxon times, when kings like Alfred the Great established fortified borough towns to defend against the Danes. A number of settlements were established and named by French Normans following the Conquest. Many are even older and are derived from Roman placenames. Some hark back to the Vikings who invaded our shores and established settlements in the eighth and ninth centuries.