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Meaning of "burh"
burh (noun) - An Old English word for a fortified town or settlement, often associated with the defensive structures built in Anglo-Saxon England
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- A fortified dwelling place belonging to a king or noble; a prehistoric fort.
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Burh is a fortified place.
This must be done quickly and stored within the nearest burh.
The Saxon town was a burh with its own mint.
The burh she established was one of ten which defended Mercia against the marauding Danes.
We have scouts at every lookout point from here to the burh at Thelwall.
The burh she established was one of ten which defended Mercia against the invading Danes.
The Celtic element din was dropped and replaced by the Old English burh.
Later that year Edward built a second burh on the south side of the River Welland.
Tell the King I will meet him on the road to Aescengum or at the burh.
Burh towns also usually had regular street layouts, some of which are still preserved.
You will spare the hostages, free them and send them across to the burh.
Other English derivatives of burh include bury, brough and burgh.
It was positioned directly opposite the village, which had probably contained the old Anglo-Saxon burh.
Why throw men against the walls of a burh when Winchester 's riches are unprotected?
Lord Uhtred is at the fortress, the burh.
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The burh was occupied by the Edward 's West Saxon army shortly afterwards.
Thorney is close to, but not the same place as Burh.
The village 's name stems from the Anglo-Saxon, burh meaning fortified town and tun meaning farm.
Landscape survey has identified a likely position for Bruna 's burh.
A burh ( Old English pronunciation, ) or burg was an Old English fortification or fortified settlement.
It must be protected . This must be done quickly and stored within the nearest burh.
The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Ceolweald 's burh i.e. the fortified place of Ceolweald 's people.
Lydford, then called Hlidan, was a type of fortified Anglo-Saxon town called a burh.
Inform him, we shall join him at the Burh of Aescengum.
In 911 it was first threatened by Edward, who built an opposing burh at Hertford.
