Editing Conisbrough (section)

===Literature===

[[Geoffrey of Monmouth]] wrote about the town, claiming that it had been fortified by [[Ambrosius Aurelianus]], King of the Britons after his victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of [[Hengist]],<ref>Historia Regum Britanniae viii, 7</ref> that the captive Anglo-Saxon leader Hengist was hacked to pieces by [[Eldol, Consul of Gloucester|Eldol]] outside the town walls, and was buried at "Hengist's Mound" in the town.

In [[Sir Walter Scott|Walter Scott]]'s novel ''[[Ivanhoe]]'', 'Coningsburgh Castle' is based on Conisbrough.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ferns |first1=J. L. |title=Walking in South Yorkshire |date=1972 |publisher=Dalesman |location=Clapham |isbn=0852061579 |page=54}}</ref>  Scott's Coningsburgh is an Anglo-Saxon fortress, based (perhaps knowingly) on the mistaken conclusion that its unique style marked it as a non-Norman castle.  The great tower is described specifically, so that it is clear that Scott has the Norman version of Conisbrough in mind.<ref name="REEVE">{{cite book |last1=Reeve |first1=Elizabeth |title=River Don |date=2015 |publisher=Amberley Publishing |location=Stroud |isbn=9781445638683 |page=54}}</ref>