Barbour, John — • Scottish ecclesiastic and author of The Bruce , a historical poem in the early Scottish or Northern English dialect, b. about 1320; d. 1395 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Barbour, John … Catholic encyclopedia
Barbour, John — (ca. 1316–1395) John Barbour was a 14th century Scottish poet, known chiefly for his patriotic 13,000 line verse chronicle The BRUCE (1375), an account of the reign and military victories of the Scottish King Robert the Bruce and his disciple… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Barbour, John — ▪ Scottish author Barbour also spelled Barbere, or Barbier born 1325? died March 13, 1395, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scot. author of a Scottish national epic known as The Bruce, the first major work of Scottish literature. Records… … Universalium
Barbour, John — (?1316 1395) Archdeacon of Aberdeen and author of a Scottish national epic of 13,000 lines, The Bruce, which celebrates the story of the War of Independence and the deeds of King Robert of Scotland and James Douglas at the Battle of… … British and Irish poets
Barbour, John — (1316? 1395) Poet. Of B. s youth nothing is certainly known, but it is believed that he was b. near Aberdeen, and studied at Oxford and Paris. He entered the Church, and rose to ecclesiastical preferment and Royal favour. He is known to have… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
John Barbour — John Barbour † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Barbour Scottish ecclesiastic and author of The Bruce , a historical poem in the early Scottish or Northern English dialect, b. about 1320; d. 1395. He was already Archdeacon of Aberdeen in… … Catholic encyclopedia
John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch — or John the Red , also known simply as the Red Comyn, (died 10 February 1306), was a Scottish nobleman who was Lord of Badenoch. His father, another John Comyn, known as the Black Comyn, was one of the Competitors for the Crown of Scotland,… … Wikipedia
John Comyn, Earl of Buchan — (died 1308) was a Scottish nobleman and an important opponent of King Robert I of Scotland in the civil war that paralleled the War of Scottish Independence. He should not be confused with the better known John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, who… … Wikipedia
John III Comyn — John III Comyn, Señor de Badenoch Saltar a navegación, búsqueda John III Comyn, Señor de Badenoch Fallecimiento 10 de febrero de 1306 Greyfriars Church, Dumfries … Wikipedia Español
John III Comyn, Señor de Badenoch — Fallecimiento 10 de febrero de 1306 Greyfriars Church, Dumfries Causa& … Wikipedia Español
