Talk:Clan MacDuff

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im in dat i think — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.190.114.172 (talk) 21:36, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This is not clear to me: "In 1306 during the Wars of Scottish Independence, Duncan MacDuff, Earl of Fife was as a minor, held by Edward I of England at the coronation of Robert the Bruce as his ward while Duncan's sister, Isabella MacDuff, placed the golden circlet upon King Robert's head.[5] As a result, when she fell into the hands of King Edward's army,she was imprisoned in a cage which was suspended from the walls of Berwick Castle".13:03, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Origins of the Clan[edit]

The last sentence says "Gille-michael MacDuff was one of the witnesses to the great charter of David I of Scotland to Dunfermline Abbey.". This is not true. The text says "gillemichel mac duf" ie merely that Gillemichel was a man whose father was called duf or something which could be contracted to "duf". See https://archive.org/details/registrumdedunfe00bann/page/4/mode/2up. In the next charter (on page 7) there is an entry for "Duncan Comes" Freuchie (talk) 19:43, 24 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, we're missing the information that the clan is named after a particular and royal "Duff", King Dub[h] mac Mael Coluim of Alba (ca. 928–967). Source: McAndrew, Bruce A. (2006). Scotland's Historic Heraldry. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. pp. 28–29 – via Internet Archive.. Be glad IA has this in their e-library, as the book is very expensive. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 16:32, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]