Sir Rory Mor’s Horn

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Sir Rory Mor’s Horn is a legendary ceremonial drinking horn associated with the chiefs of Clan MacLeod, traditionally kept at Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish clan relic ⓘ
ceremonial drinking horn ⓘ
legendary object ⓘ
associatedFamily MacLeod of Dunvegan ⓘ
associatedPeriod late medieval Scotland ⓘ
associatedPerson Rory Mòr MacLeod ⓘ
linked to: Ruairidh MacLeòid
associatedWith Clan MacLeod ⓘ
Dunvegan Castle legends ⓘ
chiefs of Clan MacLeod ⓘ
category Scottish drinking horns ⓘ
clan chief regalia ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
culturalContext Scottish Highland clan culture ⓘ
displayedFor visitors to Dunvegan Castle ⓘ
function drinking vessel ⓘ
hasLanguageTradition Gaelic oral tradition ⓘ
heritageStatus heirloom of the MacLeod chiefs ⓘ
keptAt Dunvegan Castle ⓘ
legend MacLeod chief must drain the horn at one draught to prove worthiness ⓘ
failure to drain the horn in one draught brings misfortune or shame ⓘ
locatedOn Isle of Skye ⓘ
material ox horn ⓘ
namedAfter Rory Mòr MacLeod ⓘ
linked to: Ruairidh MacLeòid
partOf Dunvegan Castle collections ⓘ
linked to: Dunvegan Castle
preservation kept as a historic artifact at Dunvegan Castle ⓘ
significance symbol of courage and endurance ⓘ
symbol of hospitality ⓘ
symbol of leadership of Clan MacLeod ⓘ
tourismAttraction Dunvegan Castle ⓘ
tradition used by MacLeod chiefs to drink a full horn of wine in a single draught ⓘ
use ceremonial drinking ⓘ
clan rituals ⓘ
oath-taking ceremonies ⓘ

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Dunvegan Castle → hasArtifact → Sir Rory Mor’s Horn ⓘ