Question

A contemporary poem about this battle begins “I make this mournful rime with barren verse / I push back laughter while I play on such a theme”. At this battle, a leader of one side was taken to safety by Giles d’Argentan, who returned to the field and was killed. After his capture at this battle, the Carmelite friar Robert Baston was supposedly made to write poems about his own side’s defeat. At this battle, a circular formation was commanded by Thomas (*) Randolph. (10[1])Six years after this battle, one ruler responded to their excommunication in the Declaration of Arbroath. After this battle, which saw the second recorded regional use of the circular pike schiltron, the losing side surrendered Stirling Castle. (10[1])For 10 points, name this 1314 battle of the First Scottish War of Independence, where Edward (10[1])II was defeated by Robert the Bruce. ■END■

ANSWER: Battle of Bannockburn (The first line is from Robert Baston’s poem on the Battle of Bannockburn.)
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2023 UMN COOT08/19/2023Y3100%0%0%112.00