Highland Games Record: An Historical Record for Clans

by James F. Hatcher III

Scottish men have tested their strength against each other at Highland gatherings for centuries. King Malcolm Ceanmore, who began his reign in 1057, is credited with initiating crude forms of today's Scottish Highland Games' athletic competition as a means of improving the abilities of his military. While the games had become festive occasions by the sixteenth century, they were still seen as a way for kings and chiefs to choose their best men. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532735790
• ISBN13: 9781532735790
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"