Talk:Clan Campbell
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This page should be moved to Clan Campbell -- Derek Ross | Talk 00:07, 2004 Nov 8 (UTC)
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[edit] honor -> hospitality
Honour/honor isn't a particularly encyclopedic word: "I've stained my pants" might be fact, but "I've stained my honour" a matter of opinion. ;) I think "hospitality" sits better as it marks the beginning of the end for the tradition of highland hospitality. Anilocra 09:31, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Whoever put that so called "commentary" in the article in November is an ass.
Certain branches of the Tenhet family are directly related to the Campbells of Argyle, so I put it on there
[edit] Arms
The arms are those of the Chief of the Clan, not of the clan itself. Only the chief may use them - I put in a title bar over them to correct this.--Breadandcheese 04:31, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Lord of the Isles
No Campbell chief was ever appointed Lord of the Isles. The last Macdonald Lord of the Isles was deposed in 1493 by James IV. The following century James V reserved the title to the crown, where it remains to the present day. Rcpaterson 22:51, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Montrose
Montrose was executed in 1650 for preceived treasons, not for any attempt he made on Castle Campbell. Although he was hanged he was not drawn and quartered, a form of punishment for treason unique to England. Rcpaterson 23:01, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wars of Scottish Independence
How could the Campbells have possibly fought alongside Robert the Bruce in 1333 when he had died four years previously? Also, if they (the Campbells) were awarded any land it wouldn't have been by the defeated Scots! Someone needs to either remove this reference (again!) or correct it - the battle was most likely Bannockburn in 1314!
The "Victorious" Campbells, as the writer quoted, seems could do no wrong according to this article. The Campbell clan betrayed Scotland and were perfectly content to receive land, titles, and funds from the imposter, Hanoverian queens and kings while any hope of freeing Scotland from the oppression of English rule was squashed. The ancient language Gaelic was lost, as well as an entire way of life that valued culture, family, music, religion, and other traditions that have gone to hell in this present age, and that we may never know again.
K. McLaren
