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Robert the Bruce got a yawn from the curators at Geni.com but he continues to fascinate many of us.

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Justin Durand

Robert the Bruce got a yawn from the curators at Geni.com but he continues to fascinate many of us. “The Brus was written by John Barbour, Archdeacon of Aberdeen, in about 1375 and covers the Wars of Independence waged by Robert the Bruce. Its centrepiece is a stirring and bloody description of the Battle of Bannockburn, in which Robert Bruce, King of Scots, faced down the English army led by Edward II.”

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