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 |
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| instanceOf |
Middle Scots poem
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epic poem → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Barbour’s Bruce
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| author |
John Barbour
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| centuryOfComposition |
14th century
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| commissionedBy |
possibly by the Stewart royal court
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| contains |
accounts of guerrilla warfare in Scotland
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panegyrics to Robert the Bruce → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Scotland
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| culturalRole |
important work in the construction of Scottish national identity
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| dateWritten |
c. 1375
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| dedicatedTo |
the Stewart dynasty
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| depictsEvent |
Battle of Bannockburn
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Battle of Loudoun Hill → Battle of Methven → |
| featuresCharacter |
Edward I of England
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Edward II of England → James Douglas → Robert the Bruce → |
| genre |
chivalric romance
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historical narrative poem → |
| historicalAccuracy |
mixes historical fact with legend
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| historicalPeriodDepicted |
First War of Scottish Independence
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| influenced |
later Scottish nationalist literature
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| inspired |
romanticized views of the Wars of Scottish Independence
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| language |
Middle Scots
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| literaryMovement |
medieval Scottish literature
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| literaryPeriod |
Middle Ages
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| literarySignificance |
key source for the legend of Robert the Bruce
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one of the earliest major works in Scots literature → |
| mainSubject |
First War of Scottish Independence
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Robert the Bruce → |
| manuscriptTradition |
survives in several later manuscripts
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| metre |
octosyllabic couplets
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| narrativePerspective |
third-person narrative
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| originalTitleLanguage |
Scots
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| placeInCanon |
foundational text of Scottish historical epic
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| portrays |
English forces as antagonists
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Robert the Bruce as an ideal king → |
| setting |
Scotland
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| theme |
Scottish independence
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chivalry → heroism → kingship → loyalty → patriotism → warfare → |
| verseForm |
rhyming couplets
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Scots
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hasNotableWork |