John Barbour

John Barbour
John Barbour
Born	c. 1320
Dee'd	13 Mairch 1395 (aged c. 75); Aberdeen
Naitionality	Scots
Thrift	kirkman an poet
Notable wirk(s)	The Brus

John Barbour (c.1320 – 13 Mairch 1395)^[1] wis a Scots poet an the first major named leeterary figur tae write in Scots. He is weel-kent fae scrievin the historical epic poem The Brus.^[2]

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References

↑ "John Barbour - Poet". Scottish Poetry Library (in Inglis). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
↑ "John Barbour | Medieval Poet, Scottish Poet, Archdeacon of Aberdeen | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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[1] "John Barbour - Poet". Scottish Poetry Library (in Inglis). Retrieved 16 October 2023.

[2] "John Barbour | Medieval Poet, Scottish Poet, Archdeacon of Aberdeen | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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v t e Scots makars
c. 1370 – c. 1460	John Barbour Huchoun James I Sir Gilbert Hay Andrew o Wyntoun Richard Holland
c. 1460 – c. 1560	Blind Hary Robert Henryson Walter Kennedy William Dunbar Gavin Douglas David Lyndsay Richard Maitland John Stewart o Baldynneis William Stewart
c. 1560 – 17t century	Alexander Scott Alexander Montgomerie James VI Castalian Band William Fowler Elizabeth Melville Alexander Hume Robert Sempill Robert Sempill the younger Francis Sempill William Drummond
18t century – 20t century	Allan Ramsay Robert Fergusson Robert Burns Robert Louis Stevenson Alicia Ann Spottiswoode William Soutar Robert Garioch Sydney Goodsir Smith Tom Scott George Campbell Hay Alexander Scott Hamish Henderson William Neill
Official appointment (frae 2004)	Edwin Morgan Liz Lochhead Jackie Kay Kathleen Jamie