Sir Symon Locard, 2nd of Lee (1300–1371) was a Scottish knight who fought in the

Wars of Scottish Independence The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. The First War (1296–1328) began with the English invasion of ...

. According to Lockhart family tradition, he accompanied

Sir James Douglas James Douglas may refer to: Scottish noblemen Lords of Angus * James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus (1426–1446), Scottish nobleman * James Douglas, Earl of Angus (1671–1692), son of the 2nd Marquess of Douglas Lords of Douglas * James Douglas, ...

in their curtailed attempt to carry the heart of

Robert the Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventual ...

to the Holy Land in 1330.

Mission to the Holy Land

Following the death of

in 1329, his companion

(aka the "Black Douglas"), set out to fulfil the King's last wish, that his heart be taken to the Holy Land, to be deposited in the Holy Sepulchre at

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. King Robert's heart was placed in a silver casket, which was carried by Sir James. It is claimed by a Lockhart family historian that Sir Symon Locard was entrusted with the key: “In 1329 a band of Scottish knights set out to fulfil the last wish of their dead King. Their leader, Lord James Douglas, carried the King's heart in ‘ane cas of silver fyn, enamilit throu subtilite’ hung about his neck. Beside him rode Sir Symon Locard, carrying the key of the casket. Sir Symon had won fame and distinction in the wars against the English; and now he was entrusted with the key of the precious casket.”.Lockhart, Simon Macdonald. ''Seven Centuries - A History of the Lockharts of Lee and Carnwath''. Scotland, 1976

Notes

References

* Sir Robert Douglas, ''The Baronage of Scotland'', 1798 * Simon Macdonald Lockhart, ''Seven Centuries - A History of the Lockharts of Lee and Carnwath,'' 1976 * Forbes Macgregor, ''Famous Scots - the Pride of a Small Nation''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Locard, Sir Symon 14th-century Scottish people People of the Wars of Scottish Independence 1300 births 1371 deaths