Cultural depictions of Robert the Bruce

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King Robert I of Scotland, also known as Robert the Bruce has been depicted in literature and popular culture many times. This list includes some examples.

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Aircraft

The airline British Caledonian, named a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (G-BHDI) after Robert the Bruce. [1]

Art

Bruce statue at Stirling Castle by Andrew Currie Robert the Bruce.jpg
Bruce statue at Stirling Castle by Andrew Currie

Banknotes

From 1981 to 1989, Robert the Bruce was portrayed on £1 notes issued by the Clydesdale Bank, one of the three Scottish banks with right to issue banknotes. He was shown on the obverse crowned in battle dress, surrounded by thistles, and on the reverse in full battle armour in a scene from the Battle of Bannockburn. [4] When the Clydesdale Bank discontinued £1 banknotes, Robert The Bruce's portrait was moved onto the bank's £20 banknote in 1990 and it has remained there to date. [5]

Beer

Three Floyds Brewing, from the US-state of Indiana, makes a "mahogany-colored, malty ale with hints of chocolate and caramel" called Robert the Bruce Scottish Ale, according to medievalist and beer drinker Dr. Alex Kaufman. [6]

Books

Bruce statue at the entrance to Edinburgh Castle Robert the Bruce, Edinburgh Castle.jpg
Bruce statue at the entrance to Edinburgh Castle

Comics

Statue of King Robert the Bruce in front of Marischal College. Robert The Bruce Marischal College.JPG
Statue of King Robert the Bruce in front of Marischal College.

Films

Music

Set design for the original production of Gioacchino Rossini's Robert Bruce (1847) Charles-Antoine Cambon - Set design for the premiere of Rossini's Robert Bruce, Act III, Scene 3.jpg
Set design for the original production of Gioacchino Rossini's Robert Bruce (1847)

Video games

Robert the Bruce leads Scotland in Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall expansion, released on February 8, 2018. [10]

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The Clydesdale Bank £20 note is a sterling banknote. It is the third largest denomination of banknote issued by Clydesdale Bank. The current polymer note, first issued in 2020, bears a portrait of the Scottish king Robert the Bruce on the obverse and an image of the islands of St Kilda on the reverse.

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References

  1. "McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 aircraft". Airliners.net. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  2. White, Ryan (29 June 2014). "Calgary's statue of Robert the Bruce re-dedicated on 700th anniversary of Battle of Bannockburn". Calgary. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. "Robert the Bruce statue in place after 130-year delay". BBC. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. "Clydesdale 1 Pound obverse, 1982". Ron Wise's Banknoteworld. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2008.; "Clydesdale 1 Pound reverse, 1982". Ron Wise's Banknoteworld. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  5. "Current Banknotes : Clydesdale Bank". The Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  6. Kaufman, Alex (2011). "Robert de Bruce and William Wallace". In Matheson, Lister M. (ed.). Icons of the Middle Ages: Rulers, Writers, Rebels, and Saints. Vol. 1. Greenwood. pp. 107–42.
  7. "Robert the Bruce review – rousing return of the king of the Scots". the Guardian. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. Academy of Créteil "ÉDUCATION À LA DÉFENSE - Musique militaire française". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  10. "CIVILIZATION VI: RISE AND FALL – ROBERT THE BRUCE LEADS SCOTLAND". civilization.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.