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Mun 脿m seo an ceann d脿 bhliadhna, bidh muinntir na h-Alba a鈥� comharrachadh cath a dh鈥檃tharraich eachdraidh Bhreatainn. 鈥橲 e sin Bl脿r Allt a鈥� Bhonnaich a thachair anns an 脪gmhios tr矛 cheud deug is ceithir-deug (1314). Bidh sibh e貌lach air an eachdraidh, tha mi cinnteach, 鈥檚 mar a thug armailt nan Albannach buaidh air armailt na bu mhotha aig R矛gh Eideard Shasainn.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bidh daoine ag argamaid gu s矛orraidh air na thug buaidh do dh鈥檃rmailt na h-Alba. Bho mheadhan an naoidheamh linn deug, ge-t脿, dh鈥櫭╥rich smuain car inntinneach. 鈥橲 e sin gun robh feachd a bharrachd de ridirean aig na h-Albannaich, a bha gu math sgileil ann an sabaid. B鈥� iad sin na Ridirean Teampallach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chan eil mi ag r脿dh gun robh na Ridirean Teampallach dha-r矛reabh an l脿thair aig Allt a鈥� Bhonnaich. Ach bu mhath leam an st貌iridh innse dhuibh鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha ceangal m貌r ann eadar na Ridirean Teampallach agus na Cogaidhean Creideimh anns an T矛r Naoimh. Bha iad aithnichte do mh貌ran, agus aodach geal orra, le crois mh貌r dhearg. Dh鈥櫭╥rich iad anns an d脿rna linn deug mar bhuidheann a bhiodh a鈥� d矛on Chr矛osdaidhean a bha a鈥� d猫anamh eilthireachd a Ierusalem. Ghabh iad ainm orra fh猫in 鈥淩idirean Bochda Chr矛osd鈥� agus Teampall Sholaimh鈥�. Tha seann Teampall Sholaimh ann an Ierusalem. Tha na bunaitean dheth fon mhosg ainmeil ris an canar Al Aqsa. 鈥橲 e an teampall sin a thug ainm do na 鈥淩idirean Teampallach鈥�.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉h脿s na Ridirean Teampallach beartach agus cumhachdach. Cha leigeadh eilthirich a leas t貌rr airgid a thoirt leotha air an turas don T矛r Naoimh. Bhiodh iad a鈥� cur an cuid airgid ann an l脿mhan nan Ridirean, can anns an Fhraing, agus bheireadh iad litir creideis leotha. Leis an litir, gheibheadh iad airgead ann an Ierusalem bho bhancairean nan Ridirean. Anns an d貌igh sin, chuir na Ridirean Teampallach l矛onra bancaireachd air d貌igh air feadh na Roinn E貌rpa.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Anns an d脿rna linn deug, th貌isich c霉isean air a dhol leis na Muslamaich anns an T矛r Naoimh. Mean air mhean, chaill na Ridirean Teampallach na daingnichean aca anns an Ear-mheadhanach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach bha iad fhathast cumhachdach air taobh an iar na Roinn E貌rpa. Agus bha cuid de cheannardan E貌rpach amharasach mun dheidhinn. Bha iad dhen bheachd gun robh na Ridirean ro chumhachdach 鈥檚 gun robh iad a鈥� bagairt air smachd nan r矛ghrean.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha am P脿p st猫idhichte san Fhraing. Bha R矛gh na Frainge, Philip IV, a鈥� cur 矛mpidh air a鈥� Ph脿p na Ridirean Teampallach a dh猫anamh m矛-laghail. Bha e a鈥� cumail a-mach gun robh iad toibheumach agus iodhalach. Ach bha fiachan m貌ra aig na Ridirean air an R矛gh. Tha cuid dhen bheachd gun robh Philip a鈥� faicinn seo mar dh貌igh gus cur 脿s do na fiachan aige.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Seachd bliadhna ro Bhl脿r Allt a鈥� Bhonnaich, anns an D脿mhair, tr矛 cheud deug 鈥檚 a seachd (1307), dh鈥櫭瞨daich an R矛gh m貌ran cheannardan Teampallach anns an Fhraing a chur an gr猫im. M矛os an d猫idh sin, chuir am P脿p teachdaireachd a-mach don a h-uile r矛gh Cr矛osdaidh anns an Roinn E貌rpa na Ridirean Teampallach agus an cuid ionmhais a chur an gr猫im.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach ciamar a bha Alba a鈥� faighinn a-steach don ghnothach? Bheir sinn s霉il air sin anns an ath Litir.

R矛gh Eideard Shasainn: King Edward of England; feachd: force, host; Ridirean Teampallach: Knights Templar; teampall: temple; Solamh: Solomon.

mun 脿m seo an ceann d脿 bhliadhna: about this time two years hence; a鈥� comharrachadh cath a dh鈥檃tharraich eachdraidh Bhreatainn: commemorating a battle that changed the history of Britain; mar a thug armailt nan Albannach buaidh air armailt na bu mhotha: how the army of the Scots defeated a bigger army; bidh daoine ag argamaid gu s矛orraidh: people will argue for ever; dha-r矛reabh an l脿thair aig Allt a鈥� Bhonnaich: definitely present at Bannockburn; Cogaidhean Creideimh anns an T矛r Naoimh: Crusades in the Holy Land; a鈥� d矛on Chr矛osdaidhean a bha a鈥� d猫anamh eilthireachd a Ierusalem: protecting Christians who were making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem; tha na bunaitean dheth fon mhosg ainmeil: its foundations are under the famous mosque; cha leigeadh eilthirich a leas t貌rr airgid a thoirt leotha: pilgrims wouldn鈥檛 need to take a lot of money with them; bheireadh iad litir creideis leotha: they would take a letter of credit with them; chuir X l矛onra bancaireachd air d貌igh air feadh na Roinn E貌rpa: X established a banking network throughout Europe; th貌isich c霉isean air a dhol leis na Muslamaich: the Muslims began to prevail; mean air mhean: little by little; na daingnichean aca anns an Ear-mheadhanach: their strongholds in the Middle East; a鈥� bagairt air smachd nan r矛ghrean: challenging the power of the kings; a鈥� cur 矛mpidh air a鈥� Ph脿p: putting pressure on the Pope; a鈥� cumail a-mach gun robh iad toibheumach agus iodhalach: maintaining that they were blasphemous and idolatrous; mar dh貌igh gus cur 脿s do na fiachan aige: as a means of eliminating his debts; ciamar a bha Alba a鈥� faighinn a-steach?: how did Scotland get involved in the affair?

bha fiachan m貌ra aig na Ridirean air an R矛gh: the King was heavily indebted (financially) to the Knights. Fiachan are idiomatically 鈥渙n鈥� somebody. Sometimes the word is dropped and the idiom is simply eg bha fichead not aig M脿iri air Ealasaid 鈥淓lizabeth owed Mary 拢20鈥� (ie the fiach was 鈥渙n鈥� Ealasaid). The idiom can be extended to fo fhiachan eg bha Alasdair fo fhiachan m貌ra aig na bancaichean 鈥淎lexander owed the banks a lot of money鈥�. The old (now obsolete) dative plural form is also used in this expression ie fo fhiachaibh but tending to refer to moral, rather than financial, indebtedness eg bha mi fo fhiachaibh dhi 鈥淚 was indebted to her鈥�, tha e mar fhiachaibh air an riaghladair a chiont aideachadh 鈥渋t is incumbent upon the governor to admit his guilt鈥�.

can anns an Fhraing: say (for example) in France.

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