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BRUCE

Bruce is a family name distinguished in the history of Scotland. The family of Bruce (or de Brus) was of Norman descent, its founder having obtained from William the Conqueror large grants of land in Northumberland. After being frequently involved in border warfare with the Scots, the house of Bruce received about 1130 from David I a grant of the lands of Annandale, thus obtaining a footing in the south of Scotland.
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