Malcolm MacLeod (clan chief)

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Malcolm MacLeod
Born1296
Died1370
Castle of Stornoway,
Tormod (father)
SuccessorIain Ciar (son)
Spousepossibly 2
Children4 sons

Malcolm MacLeod (

Torquil are the first MacLeod chiefs to appear in contemporary records. Clan tradition states he was the greatest hero of the clan and links him to the origin of the clan relic known as Sir Rory Mor's Horn. He is said to have become extremely overweight in his old age and was known as 'Good Fat Malcolm' or 'Malcolm the thick-legged'. According to tradition he was buried at Iona. Malcolm's son, Iain Ciar MacLeod
, succeeded him as chief of the clan.

Life

Malcolm has traditionally been said to have been the son of

Torquil are the first MacLeod chiefs to appear in contemporary records. Their names are recorded as "Malcolme, son to Tormode M'Cloyde",[3] and that of "Torkyll M'Cloyd",[3] in a royal charter dating to about 1343, during the reign of David II (r. 1329–1371).[1][4][5]

The

Dukes of Argyll. According to 19th-century historian A. Mackenzie, Malcolm married Martha, daughter of the Earl of Mar.[1] R.C. MacLeod speculated that this earl was "the seventh" and considered it not impossible that Malcolm could have married both women. MacLeod noted that both marriages would have had close links to the family of Robert the Bruce; both Sir Neil, and Lord Mar, had married sisters of Bruce (Mary Bruce and Christina Bruce).[2]

According to one tradition, Sir Rory Mor's Horn, originated with Malcolm's victorious encounter with the terrorising bull from Glenelg.

According to clan tradition, Malcolm was both brave and strong. The manuscript tells a tale of how Malcolm returned from a

motto "hold fast".[2] Today the crest of the MacLeods of MacLeod contains a bull and the clan possesses a drinking horn, known as Sir Rory Mor's Horn (pictured left), which is said to be the horn of clan tradition—it is located in Dunvegan Castle with other heirlooms
.

The manuscript states that in his old age, Malcolm became extremely overweight, and for this he was known as "Callum Reamhar Math" (Good Fat Malcolm). It also noted the within the 1767 memorial, he is known as "Malcolm Coise Reamhar" ("the thick-legged"). It states that he died in the castle of Stornoway while visiting his kinsman, MacLeod of Lewis; and that he was laid to rest on the isle of Iona, beside his father.[2]

Issue

The Bannatyne manuscript states that Malcolm had four sons—John, his heir; Tormod; Murdo; and Malcolm Og. Tormod, the second son, lived on

senachies of the MacCallums traced their descent from these illegitimate sons of Malcolm.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Malcolm Gillecaluim Macleod (III Chief)". www.macleodgenealogy.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e MacLeod, Roderick Charles (1927). The MacLeods of Dunvegan. Edinburgh: Privately printed for the Clan MacLeod Society. pp. 39–50.
  3. ^ a b Robertson, William (1798). An index, drawn up about the year 1629, of many records of charters, granted by the different sovereigns of Scotland between the years 1309 and 1413, most of which records have been long missing. With an introduction, giving a state, founded on authentic documents still preserved, of the ancient records of Scotland, which were in that kingdom in the year 1292. To which is subjoined, indexes of the persons and places mentioned in those charters, alphabetically arranged. Edinburgh: Printed by Murray & Cochrane. p. 48.
  4. ISBN 978-0-9711966-0-5
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  5. ^ Matheson, William (1979). "The MacLeods of Lewis". www.macleodgenealogy.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  6. ^ Matheson, William (1977). "The Ancestry of the MacLeods". www.macleodgenealogy.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2010.


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