Showing posts with label Scots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scots. Show all posts
Sunday, 7 September 2025

Cimmerian September 2025: A Scotalogue

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In researching Conan of Caledonia, I scoured through my collections of Robert E. Howard's work for anything even vaguely related to Scot...
Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Robert E. Howard in Scots: "A Song of the Race"

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A Sang o’ the Ilk Screivit by Rabert E. Howard Heich oan his throne sat Bran Mak Morn Whan the sun-god sank an the wast wis reid...
Monday, 23 January 2023

Robert E. Howard in Scots: Aye Comes Antrum

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A small tribute to my eternal inspiration Robert E. Howard, and to an auld   freen , who shared his birthday. I am glad to have met and tal...
Friday, 22 January 2021

Robert E. Howard in Scots: "The Ride o' Falume" (Poem)

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"The Ride o' Falume" Screivit by Rabert E. Howard  
Thursday, 11 June 2020

Robert E. Howard in Scots: Echoes from an Anvil

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Echaes frae a Stiddie Screivit by Rabert E. Howard  I leave tae pegral makars The tabor an the lute; I sing in d...
Tuesday, 22 January 2019

The People of the Heather: Robert E. Howard and Scotland

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Books dealing on Scottish history were easier for me to obtain than those dealing with Irish history, so in my childhood I knew infinite...
Thursday, 11 October 2018

HistoScotInktoberFest, Day 11: Margaret, Queen of Scots, ca 1070 AD

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Let me speak first of all about her prayerfulness. In church no one was so silent and composed as she, no one so wrapt in prayer. Whilst ...
Wednesday, 10 October 2018

HistoScotInktoberFest, Day 10: Lady Fenella of Angus Assassinates Kenneth II, ca 995 AD

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The principal of these were Constantine the Bald, son of King Culen, and Gryme, son of Kenneth, son of King Duff; and, plotting unceasin...
Tuesday, 9 October 2018

HistoScotInktoberFest, Day 9: Máel Brigte slays Sigurd the Mighty... Posthumously, 892 AD

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Earl Sigurd made himself a mighty chief;  he joined his fellowship with Thorstein the red, son of Olaf the white and Aud the deep-minded,...
Monday, 8 October 2018

HistoScotInktoberFest, Day 8: Vikings at the Rock of the Clyde, 870 AD

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While the Roman Invasion left an indelible mark on these isles, it was far from the last great assault from overseas: four centuries afte...
Sunday, 7 October 2018

HistoScotInktoberFest, Day 7: Óengus mac Fergusa, Mightiest King of the Picts, and the Saltire in the Sky, ca 761 AD

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Good the day when Óengus took Alba, hilly Alba with its strong chiefs; he brought battle to palisaded towns, with feet, with hands,...
Saturday, 6 October 2018

HistoScotInktoberFest, Day 6: The Illuminations of Iona, ca. 670 AD

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WHAT we are about to relate concerning the plague, which in our own time twice visited the greater part of the world, deserves, I think...
Friday, 5 October 2018

HistoScotIntoberFest Day 5: The Battle of Catraeth, ca. 600 AD

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Men went to Gododdin, laughter-inciting, Bitter in battle, with blades set for war. Brief the year they were at peace. ...