Gavin Douglas
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Gavin Douglas was a Scottish bishop, makar and translator. Although he had an important political career, he is chiefly remembered for his poetry. His main pioneering achievement was the Eneados, a full and faithful vernacular translation of the Aeneid of Virgil into Scots, and the first successful example of its kind in any Anglic language. Other extant poetry of his includes Palice of Honour, and possibly King Hart.
Statue of Gavin Douglas, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Statue of Douglas on St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
Seal of Gavin Douglas as Bishop of Dunkeld
Plaque to Gavin Douglas, St Giles Cathedral
Makar
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A makar is a term from Scottish literature for a poet or bard, often thought of as a royal court poet.
St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, now in ruins: one of Scotland's key buildings in the classic period of the Makars and a possible presence in some of Dunbar's spiritual works
Rosslyn Chapel; built in the century of the makars, the famed intricacy of its carving shares much in spirit with the aureation in their language.
Nicola Sturgeon and the new 2021 Makar Kathleen Jamie outside the Scottish Poetry Library