Anglo-Scots Gallowglass

Anglo-Scottish Gallowglass for 15th and 16th Century Armies Originally a term applied to the Norse-Gaelic clans of Scotland, Gallowglass came to encompass the Norse-Gaelic clans of Ireland as well, with whom the Scots shared a common language and culture. The Norse clans that intermarried with the Western Scots and Northern Irish continued their military tradition of heavily armored, trained and disciplined infantry. From the 13th Century through the late 16th Century Gallowglasses gained a rep…

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