kirkcudbrightshire 11th century
during next 2 hundred years country had no rest danish , saxon incursions , continual lawlessness of scandinavian rovers.
when malcolm canmore defeated , slew macbeth in 1057 married dead king s relative ingibiorg, pictish princess, (the view there picts in galloway in historical times can not wholly rejected) event marked beginning of decay of norse influence. galloway chiefs hesitated time whether throw in lot northumbrians or malcolm; language, race , situation of country @ length induced them become lieges of scottish king.
by close of 11th century boundary between england , scotland delimited on became permanent lines. feudal system destroyed power of galloway chiefs, resisted innovation last.
several of lords or kings of galloway, line said have been founded fergus, greatest of them all, asserted in vain independence of scottish crown; , in 1234 line became extinct in male branch on death of fergus s great-grandson alan.
one of alan s daughters, dervorguilla, had married john, 5th feudal lord balliol, , dervorguilla being parents of king john balliol (1292–1296), , people, out of affection alan s daughter, lukewarm in support of robert bruce.
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