Scotland and Clan Fraser
I was born in Edinburgh but my father took a job in Australia when I was only a year old so I had never really seen Scotland until I saw the movie "Braveheart" with my father. I found it tremendously moving to see the lives of people who must have been my ancestors. It's all the more significant to me now as my father died not so long ago. I've been most of the way around the world now but my journey won't be complete until I go back to Scotland. I'm not so far away from Scotland now and I hope before too much more time passes to go there.
The history of Scottish royalty is now fairly comprehensive. There is always more that can be said but the objective is to provide a summary timeline rather than to provide the definitive reference source.
- Alan Fraser
Scotland
The grand history of Scotland is a huge fascination to me, in part to help me understand the origins of my family. It also runs much deeper than that as the Pictish / Celtic times are shrouded in mysticism and the enigmas of those times are hugely interesting in their own right. (The links below will take you to the other segments of the site and there is easy linkage between all of them and back to this one)
(Last updated on December 10, 2008)
Clan Fraser
This is an extensive description of the history of the Frasers from a possible origin in France as the 'bearers of strawberries' up through the more notable events in recent history.
(Last updated on December 10, 2008)
Royalty
The summary timeline of Scottish history is fairly continuous back to 800 B.C.
(Last updated on December 10, 2008)
Faeries
The faeries and other creatures of Scottish / Celtic mythology are many and highly diverse. The sheer number of them is impressive and the variety is incredible.
(Last updated on December 10, 2008)
Bibliography
These are books I have found useful in learning more about Scotland.
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Links
This section includes links that I've found particularly interesting for finding products made in Scotland and / or learning more about Scotland.
(Last updated on December 10, 2008)