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SCOTTISH CLAN
TATTOO DESIGNS & SYMBOLS - MACKENZIE
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Scottish Tattoo Designs >> MacKenzie MacKenzie Clan Tattoos - The surname itself is rendered in Gaelic as 'Maccoinneach', meaning 'son of the fair bright one'. It has been suggested that the name alludes to the pagan god Cernunnos, who is often depicted as having a stag's head or antlers: this may be the explanation for the gold stag's head on the chief's shield. The Mackenzies were one of the clans who held lands in Ross between Aird on the east coast and Kintail on the west. They are believed to share a common ancestry with Clan Matheson and Clan Anrias, all three descending from the Celtic dynasty Gilleoin of the Aird, who lived at the beginning of the 12th century. By 1267 the family seem to have been settled at Eilean Donan, the great Mackenzie stronghold at the mouth of Loch Duich. By the 15th century the earldom of Ross formed part of the patrimony of the Madonald Lords of the Isles, and at that time the Mackenzie chief could call out two thousand warriors to do his bidding.
The MacKenzies weathered the storms which the Stewarts unleashed on the Mcdonals, so that their fortunes waxed as the Macdonalds waned. Alasdair of Kintail raised his clan against the Earl of Montrose and was rewarded by James III, who granted him extensive lands taken from the defeated earl.
Clan MacKenzie Motto: Luceo Non Uro See also: Claddagh, Thistle Tattoos, Scottish Lion Tattoo Designs, Welsh Dragon Tattoos, Scottish Tattoo Designs, Celtic Tattoo Designs, Family Crests, Fire
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