Autumn Clan Turnbull Castle Roxburghshire Scotland

Tour Scotland Autumn travel video of the Clan Turnbull castle, with Scottish bagpipes and drums music, on ancestry visit to Roxburghshire. During the Wars of Scottish Independence William of Rule saved King Robert Bruce by wrestling to the ground a bull that had charged at the King. The King rewarded William with the lands of Philiphaugh, dubbed Rule “ Turnebull ” the “ e ” was later dropped from the name. The Lands that the Turnbulls came from was settled by Vikings in the 10th and 11th Centuries, giving the Turnbulls a very Norse look and being reported to be with great size, with many having blonde and red hair and blue eyes. Because of their open defiance to the English Crown, many Turnbulls turned into Trumbull, Tremble, Trimble and Trembley, as many went to France to continue fighting the English. It has also been suggested that Turnbull is derived from the Old English “ Trumbald ” or French “ Tumbald. ” A Scottish nobleman, sent to see if the Turnbulls would back their claim to the throne, reported back that they had no care at all for politicians but always yearned for a fight. Prior to the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333, Hamish Turnbull, accompanied by a huge mastiff, approached the English host and challenged anyone to single combat. He is said to have defeated seven of His Majesty’s knights. Major Gordon Turnbull led the vicious counter-attack on the French Cavalry by the 2nd Scots Greys at Waterloo. Though outnumbered some 2-1, the Scots broke Napolean’s famed cavalry, and the Greys destroyed most of Napoleans legendary Nogue’s brigade, resulting in the capture of the eagle of the 45th Ligne. According to Wellington, they had little tactical ability or nous, but fought like raging bulls. They were the only clan to have a bounty placed on them by the King and William Turnbull received a charter from Robert the Bruce in 1315 to land near Philiphaugh, and John Turnbull received the lands of Hundleshope from King David II of Scotland.John Turnbull, nicknamed “ Outwith sword ”, for his fierce temper, is listed as a Scots prisoner of war in England around 1400. Clan Motto is: I Saved The King.

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