This was because a famine struck Ireland and the army struggled to sustain itself. [79], Robert also arranged for perpetual soul masses to be funded at the chapel of Saint Serf, at Ayr and at the Dominican friary in Berwick, as well as at Dunfermline Abbey. The sternum was found to have been sawn open from top to bottom, permitting removal of the king's heart after death. As a nephew and supporter of King John, and as someone with a serious claim to the Scottish throne, Comyn was Bruce's enemy. I ask that you please come with me and you will be my councillors and close comrades. They're as rich in English titles and lands as they are in Scottish, just as we are. [29], The Comyn-dominated council acting in the name of King John summoned the Scottish host to meet at Caddonlee on 11 March. In turn, that son, Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, resigned his earldom of Carrick to his eldest son, Robert, the future king, so as to protect the Bruce's kingship claim while their middle lord (Robert the Bruce's father) now held only English lands. Robert I (11 July 1274 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart an Bruis), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. Bruce moved quickly to seize the throne, and was crowned king of Scots on 25 March 1306. [28] This was unacceptable; the Scots instead formed an alliance with France. The following Latin epitaph was inscribed around the top of the tomb: Hic jacet invictus Robertus Rex benedictus qui sua gesta legit repetit quot bella peregit ad libertatem perduxit per probitatem regnum scottorum: nunc vivat in arce polorum ("Here lies the invincible blessed King Robert / Whoever reads about his feats will repeat the many battles he fought / By his integrity he guided to liberty the Kingdom of the Scots: May he now live in Heaven"). By 1314, Bruce had recaptured most of the castles in Scotland held by the English and was sending raiding parties into northern England as far as Carlisle. Annandale was thoroughly feudalised, and the form of Northern Middle English that would later develop into the Scots language was spoken throughout the region. There was also a jetty and beaching area for the 'king's coble' (for fishing) alongside the 'king's great ship'. Homage was again obtained from the nobles and the burghs, and a parliament was held to elect those who would meet later in the year with the English parliament to establish rules for the governance of Scotland. New Haven: Yale University Press. Robert I defeated his other opponents, destroying their strongholds and devastating their lands, and in 1309 held his first parliament. [22], Robert's mother died early in 1292. Robert the Bruces grandfather was related to the Scottish royal family by marriage and tried to claim the throne when it became vacant in 1290. [44] Whether the details of the agreement with Comyn are correct or not, King Edward moved to arrest Bruce while Bruce was still at the English court. In May 1328 King Edward III of England signed the Treaty of EdinburghNorthampton, which recognised Scotland as an independent kingdom, and Bruce as its king. The entire account may in fact be a version of a literary trope used in royal biographical writing. from The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough (previously edited as the Chronicle of Walter of Hemingford or Hemingburgh). Robert the Bruce, original name Robert VIII de Bruce, also called Robert I, (born July 11, 1274died June 7, 1329, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland), king of Scotland (1306-29), who freed Scotland from English rule, winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and ultimately confirming Scottish independence in the Treaty of Northampton Penman states that it is very difficult to accept the notion of Robert as a functioning king serving in war, performing face-to-face acts of lordship, holding parliament and court, travelling widely and fathering several children, all while displaying the infectious symptoms of a leper. It was during this period, with his fortunes at low ebb, that he is supposed to have derived hope and patience from watching a spider perseveringly weaving its web. One fact we know about Robert the Bruce's character is that he had a violent temper and when the Red Comyn rejected his offer he really lost it. [54] However, the ignorant use of the term 'leprosy' by fourteenth-century writers meant that almost any major skin disease might be called leprosy. [63] The English cavalry found it hard to operate in the cramped terrain and were crushed by Robert's spearmen. They're as rich in English titles and lands as they are in Scottish, just as we are. In September 1305, Edward ordered Robert Bruce to put his castle at Kildrummy, "in the keeping of such a man as he himself will be willing to answer for," suggesting that King Edward suspected Robert was not entirely trustworthy and may have been plotting behind his back. According to Barbour, Comyn betrayed his agreement with Bruce to King Edward I, and when Bruce arranged a meeting for 10 February 1306 with Comyn in the Chapel of Greyfriars Monastery in Dumfries and accused him of treachery, they came to blows. In 1921 a cone-shaped casket containing a heart was uncovered during excavations at the abbey, reburied at that time, and reexcavated in 1996. The Earl of Richmond, Edward's nephew, was to head up the subordinate government of Scotland. The laws and liberties of Scotland were to be as they had been in the days of Alexander III, and any that needed alteration would be with the assent of King Edward and the advice of the Scots nobles. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. John de Balliol was granted the throne but was removed in 1296 by King Edward I of England. He has courage; so does a dog. Bruce supporters then ran up and stabbed Comyn with their swords. Transferring operations to Aberdeenshire in late 1307, Bruce threatened Banff before falling seriously ill, probably owing to the hardships of the lengthy campaign. [57] In response, Edward II planned a major military campaign with the support of Lancaster and the barons, mustering a large army of between 15,000 and 20,000 men. Answer: Robert de Brus (July 1243 - soon before 4 March 1304[, 6th Lord of Annandale, jure uxoris Earl of Carrick[ (1252-1292), Lord of Hartness,[Writtle and Hatfield Broad Oak, was a cross-border lord,] and participant of the Second Barons' War, Ninth Crusade, Welsh Wars, and First War of Scotti. His name appears in the company of the Bishop of Argyll, the vicar of Arran, a Kintyre clerk, his father, and a host of Gaelic notaries from Carrick. The story serves to illustrate the maxim: "if at first you don't succeed, try try try again." Possibly identical to a certain Christina of Carrick attested in 1329. Ian Foden, 56, of Liverpool, was found face down in the tub at the seaside resort of . The writer of this letter reported that Robert was so feeble and struck down by illness that he would not live, 'for he can scarcely move anything but his tongue'. Comyn was the nephew of John Balliol. [46] Bruce asserted his claim to the Scottish crown and began his campaign by force for the independence of Scotland. Bruce pledged that, henceforth, he would "never again" require the monks to serve unless it was to "the common army of the whole realm", for national defence. Robert the Bruce and his father both considered John a usurper. [2] The king's body was carried east from Cardross by a carriage decked in black lawn cloth, with stops recorded at Dunipace and Cambuskenneth Abbey. Robert the Bruce may have gotten his guts from his mother, Marjorie, the Countess of Carrick. [92] In 1672 parts of the east end collapsed, while in 1716 part of the central tower is said to have fallen, presumably destabilising much that still stood around its base, and the east gable tumbled in 1726. Bruce lacked siege weapons and it's unlikely his army had substantially greater numbers or was better armed than his opponents. Comyn was probably killed by the Bruce, but that has never been proven. [56] Over the next three years, one English-held castle or outpost after another was captured and reduced: Linlithgow in 1310, Dumbarton in 1311, and Perth, by Bruce himself, in January 1312. They examined the original casting of the skull belonging to Robert the Bruce's descendant Lord Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, and a foot bone that had not been re-interred. The campaign had been very successful, but the English triumph would be only temporary.[30][36]. The Irish chief, Domhnall Nill, for instance, later justified his support for the Scots to Pope John XXII by saying "the Kings of Lesser Scotia all trace their blood to our Greater Scotia and retain to some degree our language and customs. Historians unveil a digitally-reconstructed image of the face of Scottish king Robert the Bruce nearly 700 years after his death. [39] The future king was now twenty-two, and in joining the rebels he seems to have been acting independently of his father, who took no part in the rebellion and appears to have abandoned Annandale once more for the safety of Carlisle. [5][6][7][nb 1][1] Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, the first of the Bruce (de Brus) line, had settled in Scotland during the reign of King David I, 1124 and was granted the Lordship of Annandale in 1124. On 25 March 1306, Robert the Bruce was chosen to be King of Scots and to lead the fight for Scottish independence against Edward I of England. This represented a transformation for one raised as a feudal knight. He. By Elizabeth he had four children: David II, John (died in childhood), Matilda (who married Thomas Isaac and died at Aberdeen 20 July 1353), and Margaret (who married William de Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland in 1345). The building also contains several frescos depicting scenes from Scots history by William Brassey Hole in the entrance foyer, including a large example of Bruce marshalling his men at Bannockburn. Robert the Bruce was born on 11 July 1274, in Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire. A statue of Robert Bruce stands in the High Street in Lochmaben and another in Annan (erected 2010) in front of the town's Victorian hall. OCLC890476967. [19] Sir Thomas Grey asserted in his Scalacronica that in about 1292, Robert the Bruce, then aged eighteen, was a "young bachelor of King Edward's Chamber". Almost the whole of the rest of his reign had passed before he forced the English government to recognize his position. Early in April he arrived at the shrine of St Ninian at Whithorn. It is also around this time that Robert would have been knighted, and he began to appear on the political stage in the Bruce dynastic interest. It is still uncertain where Bruce spent the winter of 130607. It has been estimated that Bruce stood at around 6feet 1inch (185cm) tall as a young man, which by medieval standards was impressive. Robert himself became a fugitive, hiding on the remote island of Rathlin off the north Irish coast. [19], According to historians such as Barrow and Penman, it is also likely that when Robert and Edward Bruce reached the male age of consent of twelve and began training for full knighthood, they were sent to reside for a period with one or more allied English noble families, such as the de Clares of Gloucester, or perhaps even in the English royal household. I must join my own people and the nation in which I was born. James Douglas, knighted at Bannockburn, acquired important lands in the counties of Selkirk and Roxburgh that became the nucleus of the later power of the Douglas family on the borders. From there he marched through Moray to Badenoch before re-tracing his path back south to Dunfermline. In conjunction with the invasion, Bruce popularised an ideological vision of a "Pan-Gaelic Greater Scotia" with his lineage ruling over both Ireland and Scotland. McRoberts, David Material destruction caused by the Scottish Reformation, Innes Review, 10 (1959), pp.146-50. De Bohun lowered his lance and charged, and Bruce stood his ground. From his mother, he inherited the Earldom of Carrick, and through his father, the Lordship of Annandale and a royal lineage as a fourth great-grandson of David I that would give him a claim to the Scottish throne. Robert Bruce would have gained first-hand knowledge of the city's defences. Recorded are the names Christina de Cairns and Christina Flemyng. Isabella died shortly after their marriage, either during or shortly after the birth of their only child, Marjorie Bruce. At the last moment, Bruce swiftly dodged the lance, rose in his saddle, and with one mighty swing of his axe, struck Bohun so hard that he split de Bohun's iron helmet and his head in two, a blow so powerful that it shattered the very weapon into pieces. But, though the murder of John Comyn secured his power in one way, it also made Robert the Bruce who by then called himself King Robert I a toxic . On 7 July 1307, King Edward I died, leaving Bruce opposed by the king's son, Edward II. Best known as Robert the Bruce in Braveheart (1995), Angus McFadyen has enjoyed a fine career in the film business. Buchan had a very large population because it was the agricultural capital of northern Scotland, and much of its population was loyal to the Comyn family even after the defeat of the Earl of Buchan. They resorted to pillaging and razing entire settlements as they searched for supplies, regardless of whether they were English or Irish. [21] Robert Bruce, the king to be, was sixteen years of age when Margaret, Maid of Norway, died in 1290. Robert the Bruce was born at Turnberry Castle on 11 July 1274. This would have afforded Robert and his brothers access to basic education in the law, politics, scripture, saints' Lives (vitae), philosophy, history and chivalric instruction and romance. His body is buried at Dunfermline . [20] While there remains little firm evidence of Robert's presence at Edward's court, on 8 April 1296, both Robert and his father were pursued through the English Chancery for their private household debts of 60 by several merchants of Winchester. [90] In 1996, a casket was unearthed during construction work. In the confused period of rebellions against English rule from 1295 to 1304 he appears at one time among the leading supporters of the rebel William Wallace, but later apparently regained Edward Is confidence. Omissions? Robert the Bruce was born in July 1274. [54][77] Robert's final wish reflected conventional piety, and was perhaps intended to perpetuate his memory. Other versions have Bruce in a small house watching the spider try to make its connection between two roof beams. Updates? While all this took place, William Wallace was finally captured near Glasgow, and he was hanged, drawn, and quartered in London on 23 August 1305. [102] It was at this point in the proceedings that some small relicsteeth and finger boneswere allegedly removed from the skeleton. Edward I marched north again in the spring of 1306. None of the Scottish accounts of his death hint at leprosy. [100][101] The bones were measured and drawn, and the king's skeleton was measured to be 5feet 11inches (180cm). He also had a powerful claim to the Scottish throne through his descent from Donald III on his father's side and David I on his mother's side. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Robert's viscera were interred in the chapel of Saint Serf (the ruins of which are located in the present-day Levengrove Park in Dumbarton), his regular place of worship and close to his manor house in the ancient Parish of Cardross. [54][80] Robert had bequeathed sufficient funds to pay for thousands of obituary masses in Dunfermline Abbey and elsewhere, and his tomb would thus be the site of daily votive prayers.[87]. The eighth Robert de Bruce was born in 1274. [48], Six weeks after Comyn was killed in Dumfries, Bruce was crowned King of Scots by Bishop William de Lamberton at Scone, near Perth, on Palm Sunday[49] 25 March 1306 with all formality and solemnity. Robert the Bruce was a chivalric Knight and came north to learn guerrilla warfare from a young Scotsman named William Wallace who was fighting a successful freedom campaign here in Scotland. A.A.M. His roles include Robert the Bruce, both in Braveheart and Robert the Bruce, Komodo in Warriors of Virtue, Vice-Counsel Dupont in Equilibrium, Jeff Denlon in the Saw franchise, Robert Rogers in the AMC historical drama Turn: Washington's Spies, McCreedy in Cameron Crowe 's We Bought a Zoo, and biologist James Murray in The Lost City of Z. Born in 1274 in Ayr, the son of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, he was the grandson of the Robert Bruce who had been one of the competitors for the throne after the death of the Maid of Norway. Sometimes these grants proved dangerous, for the kings chief supporters became enormously powerful. [1] Apart from failing to fulfill a vow to undertake a crusade he died utterly fulfilled, in that the goal of his lifetime's struggleuntrammelled recognition of the Bruce right to the crownhad been realised, and confident that he was leaving the kingdom of Scotland safely in the hands of his most trusted lieutenant, Moray, until his infant son reached adulthood. A bust of Bruce is in the Hall of Heroes of the National Wallace Monument in Stirling. Robert was a fourth great-grandson of King David I, and his grandfather, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during the "Great Cause".[1]. Freed from English threats, Scotland's armies could now invade northern England. The Bruces and the earls of Angus and March refused, and the Bruce family withdrew temporarily from Scotland, while the Comyns seized their estates in Annandale and Carrick, granting them to John Comyn, Earl of Buchan. Uncompromising men are easy to admire. In May 1301, Umfraville, Comyn, and Lamberton also resigned as joint Guardians and were replaced by Sir John de Soules as sole Guardian. A series of military victories between 1310 and 1314 won him control of much of Scotland, and at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, Robert defeated a much larger English army under Edward II of England, confirming the re-establishment of an independent Scottish kingdom. The English king Edward I claimed feudal superiority over the Scots and awarded the crown to John de Balliol instead. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. There is nothing at this period to suggest that he was soon to become the Scottish leader in a war of independence against Edwards attempt to govern Scotland directly. Soules, who had probably been appointed by John, supported his return, as did most other nobles. During these years the king was helped by the support of some of the leading Scottish churchmen and also by the death of Edward I in 1307 and the ineptness of his successor, Edward II. A file of mourners on foot, including Robert Stewart and a number of knights dressed in black gowns, accompanied the funeral party into Dunfermline Abbey. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Anglo-Norman family of Bruce, which had come to Scotland in the early 12th century, was related by marriage to the Scottish royal family, and hence the sixth Robert de Bruce (died 1295), grandfather of the future king, claimed the throne when it was left vacant in 1290. [66] In the aftermath of the defeat, Edward retreated to Dunbar, then travelled by ship to Berwick, and then back to York; in his absence, Stirling Castle quickly fell.[67]. Conduct in War in Edward I's Campaigns in Scotland, 12961307', Violence in Medieval Society, ed. In March 1309, Bruce held his first parliament at St. Andrews and by August he controlled all of Scotland north of the River Tay. The eight years of exhausting but deliberate refusal to meet the English on even ground have caused many to consider Bruce one of the great guerrilla leaders of any age. Early Years. The Irish Annals of the period described the defeat of the Bruces by the English as one of the greatest things ever done for the Irish nation due to the fact it brought an end to the famine and pillaging wrought upon the Irish by both the Scots and the English.[70]. The earliest mention of this illness is to be found in an original letter written by an eye-witness in Ulster at the time the king made a truce with Sir Henry Mandeville on 12 July 1327. Finally, in June of 1314, the . News of the agreement regarding Stirling Castle reached the English king in late May, and he decided to speed his march north from Berwick to relieve the castle. Comyn, a nephew of John de Balliol, was a possible rival for the crown, and Bruces actions suggest that he had already decided to seize the throne. [38] When the Scottish revolt against Edward I broke out in July 1297, James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland, led into rebellion a group of disaffected Scots, including Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow, Macduff of Fife, and the young Robert Bruce. Robert was the son of Robert the Bruce, Lord of Annandale and Marjorie, daughter of Niall of Carrick and Margaret Stewart, herself the daughter of Walter, High Steward of Scotland. [23], Almost immediately, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, resigned his lordship of Annandale and transferred his claim to the Scottish throne to his son, antedating this statement to 7 November. With his second wife Elizabeth de Burgh: Before Cardross became habitable in 1327, Robert's main residence had been Scone Abbey. In 1325 Robert I exchanged lands at Cardross for those of Old Montrose in Angus with Sir David Graham. [45] Bruce stabbed Comyn before the high altar. "Robert Bruce" redirects here. Robert The Bruce's Father & Mother: Robert de Brus. The sources all agree that, outnumbered and separated from the main Christian army, a group of Scots knights led by Douglas was overwhelmed and wiped out. It has been reported that Robert the Brus was a participant in the Second Barons War, Ninth Crusade, Welsh Wars, and First War of Scottish Independence. His tomb, imported from Paris, was extremely elaborate, carved from gilded alabaster. [81] Along with suggestions of eczema, tuberculosis, syphilis, motor neurone disease, cancer or stroke, a diet of rich court food has also been suggested as a possible contributory factor in Robert's death. [9] In addition to the lordship of Annandale, the Bruces also held lands in Aberdeenshire and Dundee, and substantial estates in England (in Cumberland, County Durham, Essex, Middlesex, Northumberland and Yorkshire) and in County Antrim in Ireland. [98], The Barons of Exchequer ordered that the vault was to be secured from all further inspection with new stones and iron bars and guarded by the town constables, and that once the walls of the new church were built up around the site, an investigation of the vault and the remains could take place. [73], Robert had been suffering from a serious illness from at least 1327. This would only happen after the deposition of . [97] Fragments of marble and alabaster had been found in the debris around the site of the vault several years earlier, which were linked to Robert the Bruce's recorded purchase of a marble and alabaster tomb made in Paris. [54] Bruce then ordered harryings in Argyle and Kintyre, in the territories of Clan MacDougall. Robert himself defeated John Comyn, earl of Buchan (a cousin of the slain John the Red), and in 1313 captured Perth, which had been in the hands of an English garrison. There is one in the Wallace Collection and a missing one in Ireland. In 1974 the Bruce Memorial Window was installed in the north transept, commemorating the 700th anniversary of the year of his birth. [92][93], On 17 February 1818, workmen breaking ground on the new parish church to be built on the site of the choir of Dunfermline Abbey uncovered a vault before the site of the former abbey high altar. The Scottish lords were not to serve beyond the sea against their will and were pardoned for their recent violence in return for swearing allegiance to King Edward. The Scotichronicon says that on being told that Comyn had survived the attack and was being treated, two of Bruce's supporters, Roger de Kirkpatrick (uttering the words "I mak siccar" ("I make sure")) and John Lindsay, went back into the church and finished Bruce's work. This family descend from another Robert (c1078 - 1142), second son of the Anglo-Norman family of de Brus who were seated at Skelton Castle in Cleveland, North Yorkshire.. Robert de Brus 'The Bruce' was born at his father's manor of Writtle, near Chelmsford, in Essex, England, for which manor his grandfather, the 'Competitor', did homage in April/May 1252. Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) is one of the most celebrated figures of Scottish history. In November of the same year, Edward I of England, on behalf of the Guardians of Scotland and following the Great Cause, awarded the vacant Crown of Scotland to his grandfather's first cousin once removed, John Balliol. He is a direct ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II. Robert the Bruce, original name Robert VIII de Bruce, also called Robert I, (born July 11, 1274died June 7, 1329, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland), king of Scotland (130629), who freed Scotland from English rule, winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and ultimately confirming Scottish independence in the Treaty of Northampton (1328). He was succeeded by Robert Bruce and John Comyn as joint Guardians, but they could not see past their personal differences. Most of the Comyn castles in Moray, Aberdeen and Buchan were destroyed and their inhabitants killed. [71] It was to be here that Robert would build the manor house that would serve as his favoured residence during the final years of his reign. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on the twenty-first of September in 1963 . Learn about Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland. However, as growing noble youths, outdoor pursuits and great events would also have held a strong fascination for Robert and his brothers. The great banner of the kings of Scotland was planted behind Bruce's throne.[50]. [53] Bruce and his followers returned to the Scottish mainland in February 1307 in two groups. The heart, together with Douglas' bones, was then brought back to Scotland. [24], While the Bruces' bid for the throne had ended in failure, the Balliols' triumph propelled the eighteen-year-old Robert the Bruce onto the political stage in his own right. [94][95] The vault was covered by two large, flat stonesone forming a headstone, and a larger stone six feet (180cm) in length, with six iron rings or handles set in it. [86][87] Ten alabaster fragments from the tomb are on display in the National Museum of Scotland and traces of gilding still remain on some of them. With Moray by his side, Robert set off from his manor at Cardross for Tarbert on his 'great ship', thence to the Isle of Arran, where he celebrated Christmas of 1328 at the hall of Glenkill near Lamlash. Robert was no stranger to royalty, having been born into an Anglo-Norman family. However, eight months later Bruce renounced his oath and joined the Scottish revolt against Edward, recognising John Balliol as king. They were betrayed a few days later and also fell into English hands, Atholl to be executed in London and the women to be held under the harshest possible circumstances.[52]. One, led by Bruce and his brother Edward, landed at Turnberry Castle and began a guerrilla war in south-west Scotland. They determined that skull and foot bone showed no signs of leprosy, such as an eroded nasal spine and a pencilling of the foot bone. Duncan (Regesta Regum Scottorum, vol.v [1988]), no.380 and notes. It appears that Robert Bruce had fallen under the influence of his grandfather's friends, Wishart and Stewart, who had inspired him to resistance. [1] Robert the Bruce's family originally came from France. 6th Lord of Annandale. Over the head of the body the lead was formed into the shape of a crown. If one should break the secret pact, he would forfeit to the other the sum of ten thousand pounds. Edward I died in 1307, but his son was just as determined to hold Scotland as the father. Boyd managed to escape but both Nigel de Bruce and Lindsay were executed shortly after at Berwick following King Edward's orders to execute all followers of Robert de Bruce. The support given him by the church, in spite of his excommunication, was of great political importance. In accordance with Bruce's written request, the heart was buried at Melrose Abbey in Roxburghshire. Robert addressing his troops at the Battle of Bannockburn, as depicted in Cassell's 'History of England'. [65] The historian Roy Haines describes the defeat as a "calamity of stunning proportions" for the English, whose losses were huge. Barbour writes of the king's illness that 'it began through a benumbing brought on by his cold lying', during the months of wandering from 1306 to 1309. Roberts main energies in the years after 1314, however, were devoted to settling the affairs of his kingdom. In 1124, King David I granted the extensive estates of Annandale to his follower Robert de Brus, to secure the southern Scottish border. Most likely he spent it in the Hebrides, possibly sheltered by Christina of the Isles. His remains were accidentally exhumed in 1818 and, before being re-interred forever in a thick tar, officials made a plaster cast of his skull. 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