Author: John BarbourPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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The Brus
Author: John BarbourPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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THE BRUS
Author: ABERDEENThe Bruce
Author: John BarbourPublisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1847675948
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 801
Book Description
Edited and introduced by A.A.M. Duncan. A! Fredome is a noble thing Fredome mays man to haiff liking Fredome all solace to man giffis He levys at es that frely levys These are some of the most famous lines in Scottish literature. They were written c.1375 by John Barbour, Archdeacon of Aberdeen, as a celebration of the Age of Chivalry – an age of bravery, valour, and above all loyalty. Its twin heroes are Robert the Bruce and James Douglas, his faithful companion. The epic sweep and scale of the poem catch the full drama of Bruce’s life – from being pursued by dogs in Galloway to his great triumph at Bannockburn, from hunted fugitive surrounded by traitors to kingship of a free nation. The poem is one of the key sources for any life of Bruce and incorporates much information not found elsewhere. The language of the poem is easy to read and its vigour and imagery provide a marvellous insight into the medieval mind. This is the first accessible modern edition of The Bruce featuring a full historical introduction, a special commentary on Bannockburn, a facing page translation with extensive annotation and six detailed maps. This edition also includes the other great nationalist statement about the reign of Robert the Bruce, The Declaration of Arbroath. A.A.M. Duncan’s work on The Bruce represents the culmination of a life-long interest and this book, comprehensively revised in 2007, marks a radical reassessment of the history of Robert the Bruce as recounted in the poem which bears his name.
The Brus Family in England and Scotland, 1100-1295
Author: Ruth Margaret BlakelyPublisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9781843831525
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Survey of the activities of one of the most important cross-Border families, the ancestors of Robert the Bruce. Robert de Brus, the "conquisitor of Cleveland, Hartness and Annandale", who came into England among the followers of Henry I, was also a close companion and mentor of David I, king of Scots. The lands he acquired from bothkings were divided between his sons, from whom two lines descended: the lords of Skelton, influential Northerners who played an active part during the baronial troubles in the reigns of John and Henry III, and the prominent cross-Border lords of Annandale, co-heirs of the substantial Chester and Huntingdon estates and progenitors of King Robert Bruce. This study takes a fresh approach to the Brus family by assessing the achievements of the two lines in parallel while examining the extent of their power and the development of their lordships; it highlights the inter-relations between the barons of England and Scotland during two hundred years of comparative peace between the kingdoms. Of additional interest is the appendix of an extensive handlist of charters of the Brus family of both lines. It will be a welcome addition to the existing body of works on English baronial families and on Anglo-Scottish cross-Border lords of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
The Brus
Author: John BarbourPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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The Wallace and The Bruce Restudied
Author: John Thomas Toshach BrownPublisher: Bonn, P. Hanstein
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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The Bruce
Author: John BarbourThe Bruce. And, Wallace: The Bruce, or, The metrical history of Robert I, king of Scots
Author: The Bruce
Author: Walter William SkeatPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The Bruce; Or, The Book of the Most Excellent and Noble Prince, Robert de Broyss, King of Scots
Author: Walter William SkeatPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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