Makar
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- Makar is also the name of a fictional character in the video game "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker", see The Wind Waker characters.
A makar in Scottish literature is a poet or bard, often attached to the royal court, usually writing in Scots. The Scots word makar (English: maker) refers to the craft of poetry (and is a calque of the Greek (see also for comparison scop).
In general use the Scots Makars refers to a Middle Scots literary genre of the late Middle Ages. In England the Makars are often referred to as the Scottish Chaucerians.
In specific use in modern Scotland, The Scots Makar (abbreviation: The Makar) is the Scottish national poet, appointed by the Scottish Parliament, equivalent of the English Poet Laureate. Since 2004, the Makar has been Edwin Morgan.
William Dunbar, an earlier Makar, wrote the Lament for the Makaris.
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- Makars' Court, Writers' Museum, Edinburgh
- Ollamh rígh
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