Barbour’s Bruce

E171017

Middle Scots literature epic poem

Barbour’s Bruce is a 14th-century Scots epic poem by John Barbour that celebrates the life and battles of Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Barbour	2
Barbour’s Bruce canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Middle Scots literature ⓘ epic poem ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Brus ⓘ surface form: The Bruce
associatedWith	University of Aberdeen ⓘ surface form: University of Aberdeen (through John Barbour as archdeacon)
author	John Barbour ⓘ
battleDepicted	Battle of Bannockburn ⓘ Battle of Loudoun Hill ⓘ Battle of Methven ⓘ
centuryOfComposition	14th century ⓘ
commemorates	Scottish victory in the Wars of Independence ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Scotland ⓘ
culturalRole	foundational text of Scottish national identity ⓘ
dateOfCompositionApproximate	c. 1370s ⓘ
depicts	First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
focusesOn	campaigns against English rule in Scotland ⓘ
form	narrative poem ⓘ
genre	chivalric epic ⓘ
historicalAccuracy	partly historical, partly romanticized ⓘ
historicalSetting	early 14th century Scotland ⓘ
includesCharacter	James Douglas ⓘ
influenced	Sir Walter Scott ⓘ surface form: Walter Scott later Scottish nationalist literature ⓘ
language	Scots ⓘ
literaryForm	verse chronicle ⓘ
literaryPeriod	medieval Scottish literature ⓘ
literarySignificance	one of the earliest major works in Scots language ⓘ
literaryTradition	Scottish historical romance ⓘ
mainSubject	Robert the Bruce ⓘ
meter	rhyming couplets ⓘ
narrativeFocus	military campaigns of Robert the Bruce ⓘ political struggles of Robert the Bruce ⓘ
originalLanguageVariant	Early Scots ⓘ
portrays	Robert the Bruce as chivalric warrior ⓘ Robert the Bruce ⓘ surface form: Robert the Bruce as ideal king
portraysAsHero	Robert the Bruce ⓘ
portraysConflictBetween	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
setting	Northern England ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
theme	Scottish nationalism ⓘ freedom ⓘ heroism ⓘ loyalty ⓘ
workOf	John Barbour ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Brus → alsoKnownAs → Barbour’s Bruce ⓘ

Julian Barbour → familyName → Barbour’s Bruce ⓘ

this entity surface form: Barbour

Joyce Barbour → familyName → Barbour’s Bruce ⓘ

this entity surface form: Barbour