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Written Scots language — examples from various sources.Text from Legend of the Saints 14th CenturyXXXIII. GEORGE. Ȝete of sancte george is my wil, gyf I connandes had þere til to translat þe haly story, as wrytine in þe buk fand I. for he wes richt haly mañ fele tynt… … Wikipedia
WALLACE (W.) — WALLACE sir WILLIAM (1270 1305) Second fils d’un chevalier écossais, William Wallace n’apparaît dans l’histoire qu’en mai 1297, après la déposition de John de Balliol et la confiscation de la monarchie écossaise par Édouard Ier d’Angleterre. Les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Henry the Minstrel — (Blind Harry) (ca. 1440–ca. 1492) Henry the Minstrel was a 15th century Scottish poet who, sometime between 1460 and 1480, wrote the famous historical poem Wallace. An epic in 12 books and nearly 12,000 lines of rhymed couplets,Wallace relates … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Sir Patrick Spens — (ca. 15th century) Sir Patrick Spens is one of the most famous medieval ballads and it believed to have been composed in the late 14th or early 15th century. Its popularity is such that is was revived in British popular song in the 19th… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Knights — This interesting and long established surname is of Olde English and Anglo Saxon pre 7th century origins. Originally it was a status name deriving from the word cniht meaning a mounted soldier and therefore a man of some importance and substance … Surnames reference
