Warfare Under the Anglo-Norman Kings 1066-1135

245 Pages·1994·1.69 MB·English

by  Stephen Morillo

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title : Warfare Under the Anglo-Norman Kings, 1066-1135
author : Morillo, Stephen.
publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
isbn10 | asin : 0851155553
print isbn13 : 9780851155555
ebook isbn13 : 9780585165103
language : English
subject Great Britain--History, Military--1066-1485, Military art and
science--England--History--Medieval, 500-1500, Great Britain--
History--Norman period, 1066-1154, Normans--England--Kings
and rulers, Knights and knighthood--England, Normans--
England--History.
publication date : 1994
lcc : DA60.M67 1994eb
ddc : 942.02
subject : Great Britain--History, Military--1066-1485, Military art and
science--England--History--Medieval, 500-1500, Great Britain--
History--Norman period, 1066-1154, Normans--England--Kings
and rulers, Knights and knighthood--England, Normans--
England--History.
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Warfare under the Anglo-Norman Kings 10661135
Stephen Morillo
THE BOYDELL PRESS

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© Stephen Morillo 1994
All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a
retrieval system, published, performed in public, adapted, broadcast, transmitted, recorded or reproduced in any form or
by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owner
First published 1994
The Boydell Press, Woodbridge
Reprinted 1997
ISBN 0 85115 555 3
The Boydell Press is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd
PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, UK
and of Boydell & Brewer Inc.
PO Box 41026, Rochester, NY 14604-4126, USA
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Morillo, Stephen
Warfare Under the Anglo-Norman Kings,
10661135
I. Title
940.1
ISBN 0-85115-555-3
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Morillo, Stephen.
Warfare under the Anglo-Norman kings, 10661135 / Stephen Morillo.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-85115-555-3 (acid-free paper)
1. Great Britain - History, Military - 10661485. 2. Great Britain -
History - Norman period, 10661154. 3. Military art and science -
England - History. 4. Normans - England - Kings and rulers.
5. Knights and knighthood - England. 6. Normans - England - History.
I. Title.
DA60.M67 1994
942.02-dc20 94-18931
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information
Sciences - Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984
Printed in Great Britain by
St Edmundsbury Press Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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Contents
List of Maps and Drawings vii
Preface ix
List of Abbreviations xi
One: Introduction 1
Two: Contexts: The World of Anglo-Norman Warfare 16
16
The Institutional Context:
The Military System as a Branch of Government
19
The Social Context:
'Feudal Society' and a Warrior Aristocracy
28
The Political Context:
Warfare as a Tool of Policy
34
The Geographical Context:
The Strategic Map
Three: The Anglo-Norman Military System 41
41
Manpower
41
The Leadership Pool
47
Manpower Pools
51
The Composition of Armies
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The Size of Armies
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Ships and Sailors
60
Administration
60
The Familia Regis
66
The Fyrd and the Feudal Hosts
74
Castle Ward
77
Supply
80
Engineering
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Training
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Demobilization

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Four: Warfare I: Patterns and Campaigns 94
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The Role of Castles
97
The Role of Field Forces
111
Field Forces on Campaign
111
Movement
124
Maintenance
Five: Warfare II: Sieges and Battles 136
136
Siege Warfare
Battle
144
General Characteristics
163
Anglo-Norman Battles
174
Naval Combat
177
Prisoners
Six: Conclusions 180
Bibliography 193
Index 201

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Maps and Drawings
Maps
13
The Anglo-Norman Realm
35
Normandy and its Neighbors
37
England and its Neighbors
163
The Battle of Hastings
169
The Battle of Tinchebrai
172
The Battle of Brémule
174
The Battle of Bourgthérolde
Drawings
79
Arms and Armor
85
Motte and Bailey Castle
121
Norman Ship
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Siege Engines

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Preface
This book has a long history, and I have accumulated many debts in the process of writing and revising it. J.F.A. Mason
guided my research at Oxford, and I will always be grateful for the advice and wisdom he offered. The D.Phil.
dissertation that resulted was read by John Prestwich and Frank Barlow, who offered many useful suggestions and
corrected many errors. The generosity of the Rhodes Trust made my three years at Jesus College both possible and
enjoyable.
The revisions that turned dissertation into book were assisted at many stages in many ways. Charles Davis and the late
Jim Alexander read early versions of the manuscript and offered valuable advice and support. Warren Hollister (whose
books got me interested in this topic back in high school), Eleanor Searle and Richard Abels read later versions; all gave
criticisms and advice that have made me think harder about Anglo-Norman warfare and society and that have saved me
from many mistakes and oversimplifications. I am grateful to them as colleagues and as friends. I have also profitted
from discussions with friends at the Haskins Society Conference, the International Medieval Conference in Kalama-zoo,
and the Battle Conference. I thank all of those friends, and especially Bernie Bachrach and John Gillingham, for helping
me hone my ideas.
My association with Wabash College has also nurtured this book in various ways. The generosity of the Byron K.
Trippet Fund and the Wabash Faculty Development Fund made much additional research and writing possible, and sent
me to many conferences. My colleague and friend Peter Frederick was, as always, full of good advice. And I thank the
many students who have reciprocated my interest in medieval warfare - nothing makes one understand a topic more
than trying to teach it. Several students in particular deserve special mention. Rob Vega has read and commented
perceptively on the entire manuscript; Joe Longtin assisted with research tasks during a summer internship; and Chris
Rowland, Jason Hand, and the other students at the Wabash student newspaper lent their hardware, software and
expertise to help me produce the maps and drawings.
As for deeper roots, the germ of this study first emerged as a paper for one of Steven Epstein's tutorials at Harvard
College. I thank him for

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encouraging me to go farther with it. My wife Kim Milone now knows more about Anglo-Norman warfare than she
ever thought she would, because she not only provided moral support but also read the manuscript several times, asking
incisive questions, proofreading thoroughly, and skillfully editing many rough spots out of my historian's prose. Finally,
I won't blame my parents, Marvin and Carolyn, for my longstanding interest in military history, but I will credit them
with encouraging and supporting my interests of all sorts, and for infecting me with an appreciation for the academic
life. This book is for them.
Crawfordsville, IN
June 1994

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