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Blind Harry (c. 1440 – 1492), also known as Harry, Hary or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the author of The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace, more commonly known as The Wallace.
- c. 1440
- minstrel
- The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace
- c. 1470–1492
In the early texts of the poem, the author of The Wallace is referred to as "Hary" or "Blind Hary" but little is known for certain about the poet. [8] A man referred to as "Blind Hary" is recorded as having received payments from King James IV on five occasions between 1490 and 1492.
John Balaban examines the tradition and sources of Blind Harry, the alleged author of The Wallace, a medieval Scottish epic poem. He challenges the historical accuracy and authenticity of the poem and questions the identity and blindness of the poet.
Harry The Minstrel was the author of the Scottish historical romance The Acts and Deeds of the Illustrious and Valiant Champion Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie, which is preserved in a manuscript dated 1488. He has been traditionally identified with the Blind Harry named among others in.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Blind Harry's Wallace has been one of the most popular works of historical literature in Scotland and was one of the first books to be printed there, c. 1508, by Chepman and Myllar, Edinburgh.
1488 - The Wallace. The only surviving contemporary manuscript of Blind Harry's epic poem about the life and deeds of Sir William Wallace, Guardian of Scotland and great opponent of Edward I of England. The poem created an enduring image of Wallace as the heroic national liberator - an image perpetuated in the recent film Braveheart.
The answer lies in Blind Harry's Wallace, a twelve-book, 11,877 stanza poem. Information on Blind Harry, also known as Henry the Minstrel, is scarce but it is believed that he lived c.1440-1493 and was blind from birth.
