[Ravensfort] Interesting Article

[Sher M]

http://www.sarahwoodbury.com/medieval-scottish-clans/ 

 

The issues between the Highland and Lowland Scots were that of history and
culture and for centuries, they'd been two distinct groups.  "One, the
ancient Gael, descended from Celtic origins with dashes of Norse, Flemish
and even some Norman blood. Whereas the Lowlander had been a more
Germanic-English (genetically speaking) or Saxon, Angle, Norman, Celtic,
Dane, Flemish and other European blooded racial mix since before the days of
William Wallace. The kings of Scotland since MacBeth were more in line with
English beliefs than the older Celtic ones - and the kings of Scotland now
ruled from the Lowlands. Therefore, what evolved in Scotland were two
different peoples, using the same name and Nationality, but being
fundamentally different both racially and linguistically. The Highlander had
retained his native Irish tongue (Gaelic), manner of clothing and was by
every aspect, very Gael and very Celtic. The Lowlander had adopted many
Anglo customs since the days and arrival of Malcolm Canmore (Cean more),
Malcolm III, and early Lothian English had become the primary tongue of
Edinburgh and other great cities of the Lowlands in the 11-12th centuries.

The Highlander saw the Lowland Scot as a 'foreigner' and more (in their
early view) like the English than any Scot. This in itself was offensive to
the Lowland Scot who was anything but English!

However, the Lowlander, of this time, saw the Highlanders even worse; as
tribal barbarians - not the 'noble savage' painted in words by Sir Walter
Scott in the 19th century. Highlanders were odd, barbaric and 'clannish' to
the city dwelling Lowlander, who naturally saw them as more like 'wild
Irish' (as they called them), more than Scottish."
<http://www.scottish-history.com/clearances.shtml>
http://www.scottish-history.com/clearances.shtml

 

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