Scottish Highland Clans

[Black Wolf]

I have read somewhere that the clans of western Scotland and the Isles share Viking ancestry ("Norse-Gaels").

Yes they do.

[Graham]

Western isles ran seperate from the Scottish Kingdom for a while. under the Lordship of Isles. They were a gaelic-Norse hybrid & were in civil war with the Scots Kingdom at one point..

This episode documents the event between the Norse gaels & Scotland. Stewarts vs MacDonalds.
A History of Scotland "Language is Power"

[Black Wolf]

Western isles ran seperate from the Scottish Kingdom for a while. under the Lordship of Isles. They were a gaelic-Norse hybrid & were in civil war with the Scots Kingdom at one point..

This episode documents the event between the Norse gaels & Scotland. Stewarts vs MacDonalds.
A History of Scotland "Language is Power"

Yes the Lords of the Isles (MacDonald's) were very powerful in Scotland for quite a long time. It was like they had their own mini Gaelic-Norse empire in the West of Scotland.

[Black Wolf]

Some more Highland Clans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Cameron

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Sutherland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Mackay

[Smaug]

Have watched them a while ago. Good series.

If you added up Highland clan Surnames & septs. The amount of Highland names in all corners of Modern Scotland would be massive.

Nice, even my tiny clan is there. Fortis in Arduis!

[Black Wolf]

Nice, even my tiny clan is there. Fortis in Arduis!

Highlanders or Lowlanders your clan?

[Smaug]

Highlanders or Lowlanders your clan?

The one I'm talking about is Lowlander, from Aberdeenshire, but I also have MacLean ancestry, and possible MacNeil from the Isle of Barra.

[Black Wolf]

Rob Roy MacGregor is easily one of the most famous Scottish Highlanders to have ever lived. He is seen by many as a Robin Hood type figure who was a very honourable man who did all he could to help and protect his clan. He was known as a very good cattleman during his life. He has also traditionally been viewed as a staunch Jacobite. However there is an alternative theory that apparently has some pretty damning evidence is that he was in fact a British spy. It is probably hard to say which is actually 100% true. SOme think he may have even been a spy for both sides for the benefit of himself and his immediate family mainly. Either way he is still a very interesting historical figure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_MacGregor

[LightHouse89]

Nice videos, unfortunately though the pigmentation of southern Europeans is more of a hot topic. Maybe if you show some swarthy Scots it will attract some attention.

get out of here you worthless trash.

[Black Wolf]

A good video about the history of Clan MacNeil. Genetics has shown that many of them are indeed of Norse descent in the paternal line.