Scottish Clans
Gunn Tartans & Clan
Eine Bande wilder Wikinger? Wo? Keine Sorge, Ihr Dorf ist erstmal sicher... Es ist nur so, dass gemunkelt wird, dass der Gründer des Gunn Clans ein Kerl namens Gunni war, der die Ländereien seines Schwagers, dem Graf von Orkney geerbt hat. Gunni wird nachgesagt, dass er von den Wikingern abstammte, deren Raubzüge sie nach Orkney brachten.
Wer trägt den Gunn-Tartan? - Assoziierte Namen
First of all to explain why there are so many tartans, way over 2000 in fact. There are an awful lot of Scottish clans to start with and on top of this each clan can have many different tartans and names associated with it.
- Enrick
- Eanrig
- Georgeson
- Gaunson
- Ganson
- Gallie
- Henderson
- Inrig
- Jameson
- Jamieson
- Jamison
- Jaisson
- Johnson
- Korman
- MacCorkill
- MacCorkle
- MacHamish
- MacKeamish
- MacIan
- Mann
- Manson
- Manus
- Magnus
- Robson
- Robeson
- Robison
- Robinson
- McRob
- Sandison
- Swanson
- Will
- MacWilliam
- Williamson
- Wilson
- Swan
- Swann
- Swanson
- Swanney
- Sweeney
Gunn Tartans
6 variationsJeder Tartan hat Variationen, die meiste verbreitet sind Ancient, Modern, Weathered, Hunting and Dress.
About tartan variations
- Ancient
- Modern
- Weathered
- Hunting
- Dress
Ancient Tartan
Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer colours typical of the Ancient tartans, mossy greens and sky blues, a more orangey red and some would say showing off the pattern to much greater effect as as the contrasts are much brighter than the Modern tartans. The pattern or sett remains the same across all variations of a single tartan, and only the shades or tones vary.
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Post 1860 chemical dyes replaced the natural animal and vegetable dyes and the Modern Tartans were born with their stronger and bolder colours. The soft greens and blues become bottle green and navy blue, reds are scarlet.
Modern Tartan
Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer colours typical of the Ancient tartans. Post 1860 chemical dyes replaced the natural animal and vegetable dyes and the Modern Tartans were born with their stronger and bolder colours. The soft greens and blues become bottle green and navy blue, reds are scarlet.
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The Modern tartans are often the more subtle combinations such as the classic Black Watch Modern
Weathered Tartan
Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer, more earthy colours typical of the Weathered tartans, reminiscent of bolder colours subjected to wind, rain and sunshine producing beautiful faded tones, olive greens and browns, and very light blues with reds that are more pink than red.
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Some mills refer to the Weathered tartans as Muted.
Hunting Tartan
The Hunting Tartans are the camouflage tartans and some clans don't have these variations because they are already predominantly green or brown and don't need amendment to blend in with nature's colours. The Black Watch or Gunn tartans are examples of these, whereas a tartan such as the Fraser is predominantly red and would not provide much cover for men out hunting.
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One thing to remember if you are ordering your tartan to match an existing kilt or accessory is that although the sett and colours are the same, there can be a slight difference in colour from one mill to the next. This is purely down to yarn dying so if you need an exact match we suggest you order a swatch to double check.
Dress Tartan
The Dress Tartans were designed as the name suggests for celebrations and highland dance. The sett or pattern of the tartan remains the same and the main colour is changed to white, or extra white is added to the pattern to give it a brighter, more "fancy" appearance. The Scots do like to bend the rules and occasionally instead of white thread, yellow is used and this is where the rather wild MacLeod Dress Modern and Barclay Dress Modern came from.
Helpful Advice
One thing to remember if you are ordering your tartan to match an existing kilt or accessory is that although the sett and colours are the same, there can be a slight difference in colour from one mill to the next. This is purely down to yarn dying so if you need an exact match we suggest you order a swatch to double check.
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Gunn Clan Ursprünge & Geschichte
Erkunden die Geschichte von Clan Gunn
Wie alles begann
Territories
Die Ländereien des Clans befinden sich in im Norden Schottlands und beinhalten Caithness, Sutherland und Orkney.
Clan Chief
Nach 230 Jahren ohne Chief, wurde Alexander Gunn von Banniskirk am 16. April 2016 in Edinburgh zum Chief des Clans ernannt.
Woher stammt der Gunn name?
Gunn leitet sich vom altnordischen Name Gunnr oder Gunnhildr ab.
Clyth Castle
Clyth Castle ist unter mehreren Namen bekannt. Einige der Namen sind Castle Gunn, Castle Bruan und Gunns Castle. Die Burg seht sieben Meilen südlich von Wick in Caithness auf einem einsamen Fels. Heutzutage ist die Burg unzugänglich und es ist unklar, wie die Feste früher erreicht wurde. Es wird spekuliert, dass die Burg einen Zugang über Land hatte, da man von der Küste aus Treppen im Fels erkennen kann und der Zugang für Schiffen von den Gezeiten, rauem Wetter und der tückischen Küste erschwert wurde. Man kann sich allerdings nur schwer vorstellen, dass der gesamte Vorrat für eine Burg die steile Treppe hoch und runter getragen wurde. Am Ende des 13. Jahrhunderts wurde die Burg aufgegeben, da sie zu klein war. Die neue Feste des Clans wurde Castel Halberry. Halberry befindet sich etwas weiter südlich und ist besser zu erreichen. Die Steine von Castle Gunn wurden zum Bau eines Damms an einem nahe gelegenen Hafen verwendet.
Die offizielle Pflanze von Clan Gunn ist Wachholder.
Clan Motto: Aut Pax Aut Bellum (Entweder Frieden oder Krieg).
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