Enjoyable. I enjoy music in the Christmas spirit, and am particularly fond of Mannheim Steamroller's "O Come O Come Emmanuel" — that one is less musical special effects and more deep reverence and chilling tone.
Incidentally, my family tartan is the Lockhart pattern.
Aha. The name "Lockhart" originated as something of a pun and an honor bestowed by King Richard.
Robert the Bruce did not live to participate in the Crusades, but his heart was in it. Literally. His heart was cut out after his death, and following his own request was carried on the Crusades in King Richard's entourage. He had one of his retainers, Locard, assigned to carry the key to the box holding Robert the Bruce's heart.
Richard decided to officially change the man's name from Locard to "Lockheart" in honor of his role, and that is the name (modernized to "Lockhart") the clan, including a paternal ancestor of mine, carries to the current day.
I don't have that as a last name, however. My family is part Scottish, part English, part French and German and three different tribes of American Indian. It was suggested to me that my mother evidently got around quite a bit. But I can still technically wear the tartan. It would just be less impressive on an old guy with skinny legs in a wheelchair — a new development for me since last year.
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Date: 12/19/15 01:53 am (UTC)Incidentally, my family tartan is the Lockhart pattern.
Best wishes!
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Date: 12/20/15 07:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 12/20/15 08:31 pm (UTC)Robert the Bruce did not live to participate in the Crusades, but his heart was in it. Literally. His heart was cut out after his death, and following his own request was carried on the Crusades in King Richard's entourage. He had one of his retainers, Locard, assigned to carry the key to the box holding Robert the Bruce's heart.
Richard decided to officially change the man's name from Locard to "Lockheart" in honor of his role, and that is the name (modernized to "Lockhart") the clan, including a paternal ancestor of mine, carries to the current day.
I don't have that as a last name, however. My family is part Scottish, part English, part French and German and three different tribes of American Indian. It was suggested to me that my mother evidently got around quite a bit. But I can still technically wear the tartan. It would just be less impressive on an old guy with skinny legs in a wheelchair — a new development for me since last year.
===|==============/ Keith DeHavelle