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Timothy:
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By the way, a movie called "Robin Hood" starring Russell Crowe fairly follows the actual story of Sir Robert's time at the end, with King Richard and sets the stage for Robin "Hood." Sir William Marshal is also portrayed in the movie.
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I was going to say, your history seemed like it was taken directly from the movie- that the movie tried to tie in historicity w/the legend of Robin Hood is very cool to me. Thanks for sharing!
Ironclad was an excellent movie in my book, altho I do not think Thomas Marshal, if he ever existed, was any relation to William...he could've been son to another Marshal (maybe of France).
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Not sure who Thomas Marshal was supposed to be but he was not a son of William Marshal. William Marshal had six daughters and five sons. The sons were William, Richard, Gilbert, Anselm and Walter. William Marshal's living descendants are all descendants of his daughters, Margaret, Sybil, Eve, Maud, Isabel, and Joane . Four of Sir William's sons had no children. His son Gilbert had one illegitimate daughter Isabel. The lack descendants of his sons is said to be the result of a curse placed on him my an Irish prelate.
Tim
Sir John of Felsenbau:
Sir Timothy,
Thank you for your enthusiasm. I enjoy doing research online on the various subjects. And welcome to the group.
I am, with great respect,
Your most obedient servant,
Sir John
Sir John of Felsenbau:
The Vikings (continued)
They also developed a writing system based on runes. The Viking peoples could read and write and used a non-standardized alphabet, called runor, built upon sound values.
Another difference was that the Vikings didn’t wear armor as such, although they did wear helmets and carried shields.
Their favorite weapons were the sword and battle-axe. This was unlike the normal battle axe as it had a long point that hung down from the main part of the axe head. (Called a bearded battle axe.) The head was often decorated.
The dress of the Vikings was also different. Their clothes normally had a lot of fur to keep them warm, as they originated in a cold climate.
The last photo is of : "Jóhann Hárfagri de Grjótbjǫrg- gren, Somairhleson, við klæn Neacal"..."John Fairhair of Felsenbau (RocksBurrow), son of Samuel, of the Clan Nicol"...
Since I can only post 4 pictures, this will be continued in my following post.......
Sir John of Felsenbau:
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THE VIKINGS IN NORTERN ENGLAND:
The first Vikings arrived in Orkney in 793 AD. The Vikings saw the Orkneys as an ideal base for their swashbuckling expeditions around the North Sea. In general none of the native Britains or English were able in any significant way, to stop the Northmen whatsoever. They appeared unbeatable, even when outnumbered. These Vikings made the islands the headquarters of their pirate expeditions carried out against Norway and the coasts of mainland Scotland.
But they made too many raids against their homeland, and in 875, a force led by Harold Hårfagre ("Fair Hair") and Earl Rognvald of Møre in West Norway came to Orkney to put down the Viking "sea pirates" who had attacked Norway from bases in Orkney and Shetland. Harald set up the area as a “County” of Norway, ruled by a Jarl (Earl.) He made a grant of Orkney and other territory to Earl Rognvald, but he transferred these lands to his brother, Sigurd (Sigurðr). Finally the Vikings began to settle more than invade. Within a few generations Orkney was a distinctly Norse earldom. Sigurd (Sigurðr) the Mighty ruled Orkney as the first Jarl or Earl (ruled circa 875–892.) His son, Nikolaus (Nicholas or Nicail), was a follower of King Magnus Barefoot, King of Norway, 1093-1103.
The islands were ruled by a succession of Norwegian 'jarls' or Counts until 1231. The Scots seemed to have something in common with the Vikings and after a while intermarriages, both common and noble, with established clans took place in north Scotland. To this day you can find Scottish Clans with direct Viking (Norse) descent. Clan Gunn in the North, Clan MacDonald of the Isles and Clan MacLeod (pronounced Mac-loud), in the west mainland and Isles, along with other Clans (such as McNichol, MacQueen and MacAulay) are of Norse-Scot origin. The sigil of the Orkney Earls was the famous Raven Banner. The banner was first created for Sigurðr Hlodvisson. The Norwegian crown exercised royal authority over the Orkneys in the 13th century. By the end of the 13th century, the fact that Orkney was a part of Norway and fell under Norwegian jurisdiction is without question. To this day you can find Scottish Clans with direct Viking (Norse) descent. Clan Gunn in the North, Clan MacDonald of the Isles and Clan MacLeod (pronounced Mac-loud), in the west mainland and Isles, along with other Clans (such as McNichol, MacQueen and MacAulay) are of Norse-Scot origin. They even spoke both Norwegian and Gaelic for several centuries in the Western Isles.
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Sir John of Felsenbau:
The Vikings (continued)
THE NICOLS OF ORKNEY:
It is agreed that the name MacNicaills is of Norse origin. It is known also that the MacNicaills formed the larger part of two Viking bands which ravaged the East coast of England in the Tenth century and established colonies from which have sprung the English houses of Nichol and Nicholson in Northumberland and Cumberland. With the rule of the Scottish Kings and their gradual overlordship of the Islands, coincident with the recession of the Viking power and assimilation of the Vikings into the populations of Ireland, Scotland and England the MacNicaills became a Scottish clan. The MacNeacails are of Scandinavian origin, and their ancestors likely belonged to the House of Ivar, a medieval Norse dynasty that had great power in the British Isles and Scandinavia. The Dynasty of Ivar, were a royal and imperial Norse dynasty whose members ruled much of Northern England, the Irish Sea region, the Kingdom of Dublin and the western coast of Scotland, including the Hebrides, from the mid 9th century. In the 15th century takes the earlier ancestry of the MacNeacails back to the Viking princes of 10th century Dublin. The Clan chose for its symbol (on their shield) and later as their badge, a hawk's head erased Gules.
Haakon IV, the last Norse king to attempt an invasion of Scotland, sent a war party to Scotland under Anders Nicolassen: (Nico Andersdatter Lassen) (his Chief Baron and foster brother and Legend has it that King Haakon relied heavily on Nicolassen for his bravery and battle knowledge and was one of the main reasons he managed to create such an expansive empire.), and tradition says that he settled in Scotland after the Viking defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263 and the Treaty of Perth in 1266. When King Haakon of Norway was defeated in the Battle of Largs, the result was that the Western Isles were ceded to the Kingdom of Scotland. On the treaty that was signed was the signature of Andrew NICOLASSEN . Nicolassen's decision after that to settle in Scotland is believed to be the start of the Nicolson (son of Nichol) legacy.
From this time until 1475 the Clan is known in Scottish history as the MacNicols and the families, are variously called MacNicol, Nichols and Nicholson. The MacNicols are of mixed high Norse and Celtic descent. They even spoke both Norwegian and Gaelic for several centuries!! Tradition has always maintained that the family once were Vikings who ruled the Orkney Isles. There is a tradition that NICHOLSON is not really an Anglicization of the Gaelic name 'MacNEACAIL' or 'MacNICOL', but that the reverse is true: 'MacNicol" is really a gaelicisation of the Norse "NICOLASSEN." Some elements of the name Nicolson are thought to derive from the Norse personal name Olsen and "Nic" - the Gaelic for "son of Nicholas” a very common medieval name Nicholas, a name popular in Scandinavia. MacNeacail (Scottish Gaelic) is anglicized as MacNicol, Nicholson/Nicolson and literally means “Son of Nicol.” The name McNichol comes from the Viking settlers of ancient Scotland. (The name was used in a variety of spellings: Nicholls, Nichols, Nickols, Nickolls, Nicolls, Niccols, Nicholes, Nickoles and Nickels, McNichol, MacNichol, Nicholson, MacNicol) Today many members of Clan MacNeacail bear the surname Nicolson (and variations). This is because in the late 17th century members of the clan began to Anglicise their Gaelic name (Modern Scottish Gaelic: MacNeacail) to Nicolson. The surname Nicolson means "son of Nicol". The personal name Nicol is a diminutive of Nicholas, derived from the Greek Νικόλαος meaning "victory people".
In 1314, Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated Edward II of England at the Battle of Bannockburn. Soon after he sent an army commanded by his brother Edward Bruce, High King of Ireland, to help the Irish fight the Anglo-Normans. In September 1315 he besieged Carrickfergus Castle and burned the town. Attempts to bring food to the castle failed and by April, 1316 the starving English garrison were forced to eat animal hides. It was even rumored that they ate 8 Scottish prisoners.
In September, 1316, MacNicols and his 200 spearmen came to the aid of Edward Bruce, and turned the tide of the battle and the castle finally surrendered, resulting in the first Irish independence from England. The MacNicols Spearmen are credited with saving the Bruce's crown. This same MacNicols captured four or five of their (English) ships by a strategem and utterly deprived the men of their lives.
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