- John of
Fordun (before 1360 – c. 1384) was a
Scottish chronicler. It is
generally stated that he was born at Fordoun, Mearns. It is
certain that he was...
-
deaths were
followed very soon
afterwards by that of
Queen Margaret. John of
Fordun reports that
Donald invaded the
kingdom "at the head of a
numerous band"...
- Alba (Scotland) from 995 to 997. He was the son of King Cuilén. John of
Fordun calls him, in Latin,
Constantinus Calvus,
which translates to Constantine...
- far from conclusive. The main
Scottish sources, the
chronicles of John
Fordun and John Barbour, were
composed decades after the event, long
after the...
- of
Fordun writes that
Malcolm defeated a
Norwegian army "in
almost the
first days
after his coronation", but this is not
reported elsewhere.
Fordun says...
- but the
English paymaster Manton was killed.
Scottish historian John of
Fordun wrote a
description of the fight: ...there
never was so
desperate a struggle...
-
fighting Macbeth in
defence of
Duncan I's
young son
Malcolm III. John of
Fordun wrote that Duncan's wife fled Scotland,
taking her children,
including the...
- 11th-century
Lebor Gabála Érenn. A
Scottish variant is
recorded by John of
Fordun (d. 1384). The
narrative in the
Lebor Gabála Érenn is a
legendary account...
-
Chronicle claims that he
exiled his
brother Nechtan to Ireland. John of
Fordun claims that
Drest reigned for 45
years in the time of
Palladius rather than...
-
cronykil of Scotland,
edited by D.
Laing (Edinburgh, 1872–1879); John of
Fordun,
Chronica gentis Scotorum,
edited by W. F.
Skene (Edinburgh, 1871–1872);...
