The Brus
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The Brus is a Middle Scots epic poem by John Barbour that recounts the life and battles of Robert the Bruce and the First War of Scottish Independence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Scots poem
ⓘ
epic poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Barbour’s Bruce ⓘ |
| author | John Barbour ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 14th century ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | possibly by the Stewart royal court ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of guerrilla warfare in Scotland
ⓘ
panegyrics to Robert the Bruce ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalRole | important work in the construction of Scottish national identity ⓘ |
| dateWritten | c. 1375 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
House of Stuart
ⓘ
surface form:
the Stewart dynasty
|
| depictsEvent |
Battle of Bannockburn
ⓘ
Battle of Loudoun Hill ⓘ Battle of Methven ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Edward I of England
ⓘ
Edward II of England ⓘ James Douglas ⓘ Robert the Bruce ⓘ |
| genre |
chivalric romance
ⓘ
historical narrative poem ⓘ |
| historicalAccuracy | mixes historical fact with legend ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted | First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| influenced | later Scottish nationalist literature ⓘ |
| inspired | romanticized views of the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| language |
Scots
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Scots
|
| literaryMovement | medieval Scottish literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key source for the legend of Robert the Bruce
ⓘ
one of the earliest major works in Scots literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
First War of Scottish Independence
ⓘ
Robert the Bruce ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | survives in several later manuscripts ⓘ |
| metre | octosyllabic couplets ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Scots ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | foundational text of Scottish historical epic ⓘ |
| portrays |
English forces as antagonists
ⓘ
Robert the Bruce ⓘ
surface form:
Robert the Bruce as an ideal king
|
| setting | Scotland ⓘ |
| theme |
Scottish independence
ⓘ
chivalry ⓘ heroism ⓘ kingship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ patriotism ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| verseForm | rhyming couplets ⓘ |
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The Bruce
this entity surface form:
Brus