John of Fordun (before 1360 – c. 1384) was a Scottish chronicler. It is generally stated that he was born at Fordoun, Mearns. It is certain that he was...

recorded by John of Fordun (d. 1384). The narrative in the Lebor Gabála Érenn is a legendary account of the origin of the Gaels as the descendants of the Scythian...

Annals of Ulster say "by deceit" and the Annals of Tigernach say "by his subjects". Some later sources, such as the Chronicle of Melrose, John of Fordun and...

Donalda. Malcolm II was the son of Kenneth II and grandson of Malcolm I. Fourteenth century Scottish chronicler John of Fordun writes that Malcolm defeated...

very soon afterwards by that of Queen Margaret. John of Fordun reports that Donald invaded the kingdom "at the head of a numerous band" after Queen Margaret's...

staunch supporters of John Balliol's claim to the throne, Domhnall found a natural ally in Clan Bruce. As the chronicler, John of Fordun, wrote "all the...

Constantine III (c. 970 – 997), was king of Alba (Scotland) from 995 to 997. He was the son of King Cuilén. John of Fordun calls him, in Latin, Constantinus...

John of Fordun, supposed that Duncan had been king of Strathclyde in his grandfather's lifetime, between 1018 and 1034, ruling the former Kingdom of Strathclyde...

Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500–1286, volume 1. Reprinted with corrections, Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990. ISBN 1-871615-03-8 John of Fordun; Chronicle...

Chronicles of the Picts and Scots of William Forbes Skene. The chronicle of John of Fordun (14th century) mentions Giric as "Grim" or "Gryme", reporting him...

Novus records the name as Alhallow. Skene's 19th century translation of John of Fordun's 14th century Chronica Gentis Scotorum records the name as Enhallow...

source. The Chronicle of the Scottish historian John of Fordun records the succession of "Alpin the son of Achay" in 831, his reign of three years, and his...

of Allerdale is believed to have died in the same battle, the family fighting Macbeth in defence of Duncan I's young son Malcolm III. John of Fordun wrote...

length of his reign is based on the various Pictish king lists, where he is associated with Talorgan son of Uuthoil. Some sources, such as John of Fordun, conflate...

Suthen (Suthain), a Gaelic name; John of Fordun states that Malcolm's mother was a "blood relative" (consanguinea) of the Danish earl Siward, though this...

precedents in earlier chroniclers John of Fordun (IV, xiii-xiv) and Andrew of Wyntoun. A still earlier reference of the 12th century simply states that...

""Tapestry of the Boar", summary". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2011. For the Gesta Annalia, see John of Fordun. Anderson...

"Papay") Holm of Papay John of Fordun in his 14th century enumeration of these islands, has a Papeay tertia ("third Papey"), the location of which is unknown...

history, John of Fordun, whose prose Chronica Gentis Scotorum was begun about 1363, and Andrew of Wyntoun's Scots verse Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland, written...

chroniclers such as John of Fordun who are following some variants of the Pictish king lists or other materials now lost. Andrew of Wyntoun dates the foundation...

 860. Endnotes: Andrew of Wyntoun, The orygynale cronykil of Scotland, edited by D. Laing (Edinburgh, 1872–1879); John of Fordun, Chronica gentis Scotorum...

1440 by desire of a neighbour, Sir David Stewart of Rosyth Castle, was a continuation of the Chronica Gentis Scotorum of John of Fordun. The completed...

chroniclers such as John of Fordun supplied a great deal of information on Dub's life and reign, and Hector Boece in his The history and chronicles of Scotland tell...

Scots chroniclers such as John of Fordun, Andrew of Wyntoun, Hector Boece and the humanist scholar George Buchanan wrote of Giric as "King Gregory the...

Alexander III of Scotland became the first King of Scots to be crowned rather than enthroned in 1249 at Scone. Scone was described by John of Fordun on the crowning...

Kingship of the Scots 842–1292: Succession and Independence. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2002. ISBN 0-7486-1626-8 John of Fordun, Chronicle of the...

Walter Bower and John of Fordun do not identify Crínán as abbot of Dunkeld but accord him the offices of abbot of Dull and seneschal of the Isles. MacPherson...

Boccaccio – The Decameron c. 1355 Giovanni Boccaccio – Corbaccio c. 1360–84 John of Fordun – Chronica Gentis Scotorum 1365 Mpu Prapanca – Nagarakretagama c. 1367...

(Elegy of Rhun) Ifor Williams (ed.); Canu Taliesin, University of Wales Press, 1960, introduction. Canu Taliesin, introduction. John of Fordun (1360)...

Pictorial History of Scotland, 1859 John of Fordun (chronicler) Roger of Hoveden (chronicler) Scots Peerage, Volume 4, "Ancient Lords of Galloway" p. 138...