Medieval Scotland

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Medieval Scotland was the historical kingdom that emerged in the early Middle Ages and developed into a distinct feudal monarchy with its own legal, cultural, and political institutions prior to the early modern period.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (74)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
kingdom
borderedBy Irish Sea
Kingdom of England
North Sea
commonLanguage Norn
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
country Kingdom of Scotland
currency Scottish penny
Scottish pound
linked to: Pound Scots
endTime 16th century
followedBy Early modern Scotland
follows Iron Age Scotland
Roman Britain
hasCapital Edinburgh
Perth
Scone
hasCulturalFeature Gaelic bardic tradition
Gothic architecture
Romanesque architecture
clan system
hasCulturalInstitution Celtic Church
linked to: Celtic Christianity

Scottish monasteries
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
pastoralism
salt production
wool trade
hasEthnicGroup Anglo-Normans
Britons
linked to: British people

Gaels
Norse
Picts
hasEvent Battle of Bannockburn
Davidian Revolution
Norse–Gaelic conflicts
Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
Wars of Scottish Independence
hasFormOfGovernment feudal monarchy
hasLegalConcept heritable sheriffdoms
regality jurisdictions
hasLegalSystem Scots law
hasMilitaryInstitution feudal levy
gallowglass mercenaries
hasPoliticalInstitution Parliament of Scotland
Scottish Great Council
Scottish monarchy
linked to: Kings of Scotland
hasRuler Alexander II of Scotland
Alexander III of Scotland
David I of Scotland
James I of Scotland
James IV of Scotland
Kenneth MacAlpin
Robert the Bruce
hasSocialClass clergy
free tenants
nobility
serfs
hasSocialStructure feudalism
hasTerritory Galloway
Hebrides
Kingdom of Alba
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland

Lothian
Orkney
linked to: Orkney Islands

Shetland
locatedIn British Isles
Europe
Scotland
officialLanguage Latin
partOf Middle Ages
religion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
startTime 5th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earl of Atholl governingPeriod Middle Ages in Scotland
linked to: Medieval Scotland
Malcolm I of Scotland historicalRegion Medieval Scotland
David Douglas historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages in Scotland
linked to: Medieval Scotland
Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland timePeriod Middle Ages in Scotland
linked to: Medieval Scotland
Malcolm II of Scotland historicalRegion Medieval Scotland
Lulach historicalRegion Medieval Scotland
Bruce dynasty region Medieval Scotland
Ethelreda of Dunbar historicalRegion Medieval Scotland
Young MacGuffin countryOfOrigin Scotland (fictional medieval setting)
subject linked to: Young MacGuffin in Brave
linked to: Medieval Scotland
Lorn hasHistoricSignificance medieval Scotland
linked to: Medieval Scotland
Lord High Constable of Scotland historicalPeriod Middle Ages in Scotland
linked to: Medieval Scotland
Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland historicalPeriod Middle Ages in Scotland
linked to: Medieval Scotland
Hugh de Cressingham historicalRegion medieval Scotland
linked to: Medieval Scotland
Earldom of Fife category Medieval Scotland
Sibylla of Anjou historicalRegion Medieval Scotland
Renaissance Scotland follows Medieval Scotland
Early modern Scotland follows Medieval Scotland
Hew hasHistoricalUsage Middle Ages in Scotland
linked to: Medieval Scotland
Andrew Murray of Bothwell historicalPeriod Medieval Scotland
Lulach culture Medieval Scotland
subject linked to: the Simple
Findláech of Moray partOf High Medieval Scotland
linked to: Medieval Scotland