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These texts give additional understanding on high medieval Scottish society, so long as inferences are kept conservative. The legal tract that has come down to us as the Laws of Brets and Scots, lists five grades of man: King, mormaer/earl, toísech/thane, ócthigern and serf. For pre-twelfth century Scotland, slaves are added to this category.
Sir John Lyon was the son of Sir John Lyon (born c. 1290 ), feudal baron of Forteviot and Forgandenny in Perthshire, and Curteton and Drumgowan in Aberdeenshire. [1] Sir John is widely accepted as being the progenitor of Clan Lyon, a claim verified by renowned historian Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk. His origins were French, his surname being ...
Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis and quickly the Thane of Cawdor, is the title character and main protagonist in William Shakespeare 's Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The character is loosely based on the historical king Macbeth of Scotland and is derived largely from the account in Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), a compilation of British history.
Macbeth, King of Scotland. Macbethad mac Findláech ( anglicised as Macbeth MacFinlay; died 15 August 1057), nicknamed the Red King ( Middle Irish: Rí Deircc ), [1] was King of Scotland ( Alba) from 1040 until his death. Little is known about Macbeth's early life, although he was the son of Findláech of Moray and may have been a grandson of ...
Duncan I. Donnchad mac Crinain ( Scottish Gaelic: Donnchadh mac Crìonain; [1] anglicised as Duncan I, and nicknamed An t-Ilgarach, "the Diseased" or "the Sick"; [2] c. 1001 – 14 August 1040) [3] was king of Scotland ( Alba) from 1034 to 1040. He is the historical basis of the "King Duncan" in Shakespeare 's play Macbeth .
History of Scotland. The High Middle Ages of Scotland encompass Scotland in the era between the death of Domnall II in 900 AD and the death of King Alexander III in 1286, which was an indirect cause of the Wars of Scottish Independence . At the close of the ninth century, various competing kingdoms occupied the territory of modern Scotland.
Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. It is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries. Originally a property of the Calder family, it passed to the Campbells in the 16th century. It remains in Campbell ownership, and is now home to the Angelika Campbell, Dowager ...
Thegn, or thane, a retainer or official of a king or nobleman in medieval England and Scandinavia, or a class of aristocracy. Thane (Scotland), a title given to a local royal official in medieval eastern Scotland. Thane of Cawdor, a title in the Peerage of Scotland and a character in Macbeth.