Quote Originally Posted by Retro Red
Say, Pour1Malt, seeing the fine photo of Robert the Bruce there, I'm hoping you can clear something up for me. Can you tell me what a "Bruce" is? I've heard of other monarchs described as "the Great" or "the Lion-hearted", but with Robert being described as "the Bruce" it makes me wonder what exactly a "Bruce" is. I only know "Bruce" as a first name. Does this mean Robert the Bruce had a split personality, you know, sometimes he was "Robert" but other times he was "Bruce"?
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lang story ... but ai'll summerize...

"The Bruce" is Englishization o' "de Brus"... which is really the family name.....

it's Norman French ai think....