Brander Pass The Awe Barrage
Brander may refer to: *Branding iron in human branding or livestock branding *Fire ship Surname * Georg Friedrich Brander (1713–1783), German precision mechanic and mathematician *Gustavus Brander (1720–1787), English naturalist * James A. Brander, Canadian economist and academic * Jarrod Brander (born 1999), Australian rules football player Given name * Brander Craighead (born 1990), Canadian football player * Brander Matthews (1852–1929), American writer and educator Other * Brander Gardens, Edmonton, a residential neighborhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Brander Lake, Alberta, Canada *Battle of the Pass of Brander The Battle of the Pass of Brander in Scotland forms a small part of the wider struggle known as the Wars of Scottish Independence, and a large part of the civil war between the Bruce and Balliol factions, a parallel and overlapping conflict. ...

Branding Iron
A branding iron is used for branding, pressing a heated metal shape against an object or livestock with the intention of leaving an identifying mark. History The history of branding is very much tied to the history of using animals as a commodity. The act of marking livestock with fire-heated marks to identify ownership begins in ancient times with the ancient Egyptians. The process continued throughout the ages, with both Romans and American colonists using the process to brand slaves as well. In the English lexicon, the Germanic word "brand" originally meant anything hot or burning, such as a ''fire-brand'', a burning stick. By the European Middle Ages it commonly identified the process of burning a mark into a stock animals with thick hides, such as cattle, so as to identify ownership under animus revertendi. In England, the rights of common including the common pasture system meant that cattle could be grazed on certain land with commoner's rights and the cattle were bran ...
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