Author: John Davidson
Publisher:
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Category : Garioch (Scotland).
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Inverurie and the Earldom of the Garioch
Author: John Davidson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Garioch (Scotland).
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Garioch (Scotland).
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Inverurie and the Earldom of the Garioch
Author: John Davidson
Publisher:
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Category : Garioch (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Publisher:
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Category : Garioch (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Publications of the Scottish History Society
Author: Scottish History Society
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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The Earldom of Mar
Author: William Douglas Simpson
Publisher: Aberdeen : University Press
ISBN:
Category : Castles
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Publisher: Aberdeen : University Press
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Category : Castles
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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The Arms of the Royal and Parliamentary Burghs of Scotland
Author: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart Marquess of Bute
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Category : Boroughs
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Category : Boroughs
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Notes and Queries
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author: James Silk Buckingham
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Bludie Harlaw
Author: Ian A. Olson
Publisher: John Donald
ISBN: 178885540X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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In the summer of 1411, the ageing Donald of Isla, Lord of the Isles, invaded mainland Scotland with a huge, battle-hardened army, only to be fought to a bloody standstill on the plateau of Harlaw, fifteen miles from Aberdeen, a town he had threatened to sack. One of the greatest battles in Scottish history, described by hardened mediaeval chroniclers as 'atrocious', 'Reid Harlaw' left some 3,000 dead and wounded. Dismissed by Scott as a 'Celt v. Saxon' power struggle, it has faded from historical memory, other than in the north-east of Scotland. Written records in Latin, Scots, Gaelic and English are presented in their original form, and with transcriptions and translations. Two major ballads are analysed, one contemporary, and one fabricated over 350 years later - which is still sung. Lowland views dominate, because of the loss and destruction of Highland records, notably those of the Lords of the Isles themselves. The histories themselves fall into two groups - those written at or around the time, and those composed some 300 years later.These later accounts form the basis of most modern descriptions of the battle, but they tend to be romantic and highly imaginative, creating noble order where chaos once existed.
Publisher: John Donald
ISBN: 178885540X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
In the summer of 1411, the ageing Donald of Isla, Lord of the Isles, invaded mainland Scotland with a huge, battle-hardened army, only to be fought to a bloody standstill on the plateau of Harlaw, fifteen miles from Aberdeen, a town he had threatened to sack. One of the greatest battles in Scottish history, described by hardened mediaeval chroniclers as 'atrocious', 'Reid Harlaw' left some 3,000 dead and wounded. Dismissed by Scott as a 'Celt v. Saxon' power struggle, it has faded from historical memory, other than in the north-east of Scotland. Written records in Latin, Scots, Gaelic and English are presented in their original form, and with transcriptions and translations. Two major ballads are analysed, one contemporary, and one fabricated over 350 years later - which is still sung. Lowland views dominate, because of the loss and destruction of Highland records, notably those of the Lords of the Isles themselves. The histories themselves fall into two groups - those written at or around the time, and those composed some 300 years later.These later accounts form the basis of most modern descriptions of the battle, but they tend to be romantic and highly imaginative, creating noble order where chaos once existed.
Aberdeen University Studies
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Publications: Macdonald, James. Place names of West Aberdeenshire. 1899
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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