The History of Scotland Its Highlands Regiments And Clans volume 8
The History of Scotland Its Highlands Regiments And Clans volume 8
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Allan, surnamed MacOchtry, or the son of Uchtred, is mentioned by tradition as the chief of the Camerons in the reign of Robert II, at which time a deadly feud existed between them and the Clan Chattan respecting the lands of Glenluy and Locharkaig, in Lochaber; and, according to the same authority, the Clan Chameron and the Clan Chattan were the two hostile tribes between whose champions, thirty against thirty, was fought the celebrated combat at Perth, in the year 1396, before King Robert III... with his nobility and court. The Camerons, says a manuscript history of the clan, have an old tradition amongst them that they were originally descended from a younger son of the royal family of Denmark, who assisted at the restoration of Fergus II in 404; and that their progenitor was called Cameron from his crooked nose, a name which was afterward adopted by his descendants. " But it is more probable, " adds the chronicler, " that they are the aborigines of the ancient Scots or Caledonians that first planted the country; " a statement which 307 THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND proves that the writer of the history understood neither the meaning of the language he employed, nor the subject in regard to which he pronounced an opinion.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Allan, surnamed MacOchtry, or the son of Uchtred, is mentioned by tradition as the chief of the Camerons in the reign of Robert II, at which time a deadly feud existed between them and the Clan Chattan respecting the lands of Glenluy and Locharkaig, in Lochaber; and, according to the same authority, the Clan Chameron and the Clan Chattan were the two hostile tribes between whose champions, thirty against thirty, was fought the celebrated combat at Perth, in the year 1396, before King Robert III... with his nobility and court. The Camerons, says a manuscript history of the clan, have an old tradition amongst them that they were originally descended from a younger son of the royal family of Denmark, who assisted at the restoration of Fergus II in 404; and that their progenitor was called Cameron from his crooked nose, a name which was afterward adopted by his descendants. " But it is more probable, " adds the chronicler, " that they are the aborigines of the ancient Scots or Caledonians that first planted the country; " a statement which 307 THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND proves that the writer of the history understood neither the meaning of the language he employed, nor the subject in regard to which he pronounced an opinion.
What to read after The History of Scotland Its Highlands Regiments And Clans volume 8?
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