"... One of the Three Most Accomplished Knights in Christendom ..."

Source; © The Heraldry Society Scotland 2004 The Heraldry Society of Scotland
I'm going to nitpick one aspect of the artwork above - it should say "Robert Bruce. King of Scots.", not "Robert Bruce. King of Scotland."


Robert Bruce kills Sir Henry de Bohun in single combat at Bannockburn. Source.

Robert Bruce statue at Bannockburn. Source.

Another view of the Bruce statue at Bannockburn. Source.

Ronald McNair Scott, in his biography Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, cites to Liber Pluscardiensis in declaring that "in his prime Robert Bruce was ranked with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry and Sir Giles D'Argentan as one of the three most accomplished knights in Christendom ..." Scott later refers to the Bruce as "the victor in a hundred tournaments".


(Inspired by a couple of posts over at The Roving Medievalist)