- 'LORD OF DOUGLAS' - perspective-
the 'Good Sir James' (c. 1286-1330) or Jamie, the Black Douglas, 'eldest' son of Sir William Douglas, known as "le Hardi" or "the bold" (c.1255-1298) - "JAMAIS ARRIRE" ( "never behind" )."my blood, my sweat, my tears, my passion, my legacy" 'TRANSPORTER' of the 'HEART' of the Bruce
-The Heart of Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce, the greatest of Scotland's Kings, died on 7th June, 1329 at the manor of Cardross, Dunbartonshire and was interred at Dunfermline Abbey. After suffering a stroke and on his deathbed, the great fourteenth century warrior king knew he would be unable to fulfill his solemn vow to go on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He asked his life-long friend, Sir James Douglas, known by the English as Black Douglas, to carry his heart there instead.
... following Robert the Bruce's death, the faithful James Douglas set out for the Holy Land in fulfillment of his oath to the dying King, taking his heart with him in a silver casket.