border reivers
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The border reivers were lawless raiders and clans who operated along the Anglo-Scottish border from the late Middle Ages to the early 17th century, notorious for cattle rustling, feuding, and shifting loyalties between England and Scotland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Border Reivers | 0 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical group
ⓘ
raiding clans ⓘ social phenomenon ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
16th century
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| activeUntil | early 17th century ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
East March
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle March NERFINISHED ⓘ West March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Union of the Crowns in 1603
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stronger central authority ⓘ |
| governedBy | March Wardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arson
ⓘ
blackmail and protection rackets ⓘ border lawlessness ⓘ cattle rustling ⓘ feuding ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ raiding ⓘ shifting political loyalties ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
ballads and folk songs
ⓘ
border surnames in northern England and southern Scotland ⓘ cultural memory of lawlessness on the Anglo-Scottish border ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
English side of the Anglo-Scottish border
ⓘ
Scottish side of the Anglo-Scottish border ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
irregular troops
ⓘ
light cavalry ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
Armstrong clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bell family NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlton family NERFINISHED ⓘ Dacre family NERFINISHED ⓘ Elliot clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Fenwick family NERFINISHED ⓘ Forster family NERFINISHED ⓘ Graham clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hume family NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnstone clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerr clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxwell clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Musgrave family NERFINISHED ⓘ Nixon clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ridley family NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutherford clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutherford family NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Anglo-Scottish border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
cattle raiding
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extortion ⓘ horse theft ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan-based society
ⓘ
kinship groups ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
March law
ⓘ
border law ⓘ |
| suppressedBy |
English Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James VI and I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
light armour
ⓘ
small, fast horses ⓘ steel bonnet ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
dagger
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firearms ⓘ lance ⓘ sword ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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