I was curious of the time period clan motto's came about? Since I've only found them documented in English, were they not in Gaelic because they were around in...
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Matthew A. C. Newsome
macalba
Sep 10, 2007 3:50 pm
I can't answer the question of date, but I can verify that present day clan mottos are in English, Scots, Gaelic, Latin, and French. ~Matt ... -- Matthew A. C....
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paperbackwriter1558
paperbackwri...
Sep 10, 2007 11:32 pm
Thanks, Matt. The ones I'm looking for (MacGillivray and Menzies)and the websites that are related, seem to only have them in English. My thinking was they...
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Bruce Gordon
caeranor
Sep 12, 2007 11:07 am
Greetings You might try an inquiry to the Scots heraldic authority - it's possible someone in Lord Lyon's office might know, or at least be able to direct you...
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Suzanne Voris
suzanne_voris
Oct 1, 2007 11:42 am
Greetings, I am posting this to the SCA Pictish Yahoo group also, so if you belong to both as I do, please be aware they are duplicate messages! I apologize if...
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Muirghein
wolfestead
Oct 1, 2007 4:35 pm
Just adressing one bit of this: At 12:44 AM 10/1/2007, you wrote: <snip> ... St. G is an excellent source :-). Just check with your local heralds for what you...
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dblackthistle
Oct 12, 2007 11:55 pm
Amhran Duit..... a journey ???? from where ??? I think I know it, but would like verification......
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Shelton Browder
gobha82
Oct 13, 2007 9:15 am
"Amhran" is an older (or perhaps Irish?) spelling for oran. "Duit" is an older way of writing "dhuit" and is the prepositional pronoun for "to you". "A song ...
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dreadpiratecaptain
dreadpiratec...
Nov 26, 2007 8:54 pm
Hello, I'm new to the list and new to being a scotsman. (More used to being a Scot-Irish Pirate.) During the winter I was hoping to start gathering Items for...
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Collin king
uicullane3
Nov 27, 2007 2:26 am
hullo all I was wonderinif any of you had any exp in making a close aproxamation to Saffron dyes that youd be used in the creation of a Leinie...(or even...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Nov 27, 2007 9:29 pm
... ~Welcome to Albanach. I look forward to your being on the group and am interested in to your findings on any topic of the lowlanders as a couple of my...
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chris_kletke
Nov 28, 2007 10:41 pm
Hello, Trying to figure out how to make a pair of trew for myself. I am not having any luck and wondering if anyone in this group has made such an item or...
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Kevin Myers
dobharchu
Nov 29, 2007 12:33 pm
From: chris_kletke <chris_kletke@...> ... There is an issue of The Compleat Anachronist (#103) "The Gaelic Triubas: A Brief History of and Construction...
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Paul
paulinus_de_...
Nov 29, 2007 12:38 pm
I have ben looking all over (probably in the wrong places) for information about the scottish navy. I've found they did exist, but only for a short period. ...
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Julie Stackable
malvoisine
Nov 29, 2007 5:20 pm
... The Compleat Anachronist is probably your best bet. Reconstructing History also has a commercial trews pattern, and all her stuff is very well researched. ...
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Julie Stackable
malvoisine
Nov 29, 2007 5:22 pm
... Do you mind sharing your source of info? It might help some of us help you out better - it's not a topic I am familiar with at all - I've not run into...
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Lachlann Graeme
lordlann
Nov 29, 2007 5:57 pm
While I would never recommend Wikipedia as a trustworthy source, it can provide a starting point. The article on the Royal Scots Navy ( ...
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Kevin Myers
dobharchu
Nov 29, 2007 6:01 pm
The "Senchus fer nAlban" which is a 7th or 8th century document of the kingdom of Dal Riata mentions a naval muster of one 7 bench warship per 20 houses or...
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rowen_g
Nov 30, 2007 3:52 pm
And a good one to you all. :-) Rowen Brithwallt...
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chris_kletke
Dec 5, 2007 12:23 pm
Just curious if women highland & lowland women of the mid 16th century have worn for undergarments??? Would it just have been a smock or would they have worn a...
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Anna Bazhaw Hyscher
guinnessgirl9
Dec 5, 2007 3:22 pm
I should think so. A shift is only common sense - it keeps your more expensive clothing clean longer. Other cultures surrounding Scotland wore stays, so you...
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Rick
squireallison
Dec 12, 2007 3:15 am
Here is a dumb question, but I ask out of economic necessity. If you take a good steel wall hanger and remove the pommel, grip and quilliens generally a welded...
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Shelton Browder
gobha82
Dec 12, 2007 9:30 am
Without seeing the sword, I couldn't say for sure, but if you can remove enough material for the end of the screw to protrude about 1/8 inch through the...
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Crowolf Design
crowolfsca
Dec 12, 2007 11:36 pm
Hi Rick, I'm not an expert on stage combat but I am a fencing instructor (both historical and modern) and I've done a bit of sword cutlering for Western ...
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growing_wings23
Dec 12, 2007 11:36 pm
I was just wondering if you could describe your full outfit. A shift as the under layer, then stays then what? do you wear an over dress or just a...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Dec 24, 2007 2:10 pm
My current story is set in Scotland 1304 during the late winter. My issue. I need to move the story back to 1297. My only mention history wise is that King...
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Bruce Gordon
caeranor
Dec 26, 2007 2:06 am
Greetings Not quite then, yet. Edward defeated Baliol in late '96, seized the Stone of Scone, left Scotland in the hands of three commissioners (chief among...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Dec 31, 2007 3:05 pm
... ~Nigel, thank you for the above information. Over the holidays, I did find mention of Wallace using Selkirk Forest in 1297 as a gathering point, "Robert...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Jan 21, 2008 8:15 pm
A couple of years ago, I stumbled across a historical fact that caught my interest. Robert the Bruce swore fealty to King Edward then back to Scotland several...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Jan 25, 2008 1:54 pm
I'm considering buying the documentary, "The Battle of Stirling Bridge." ...
