John Balfour of Burley

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John Balfour of Burley is a fictionalized version of the historical Covenanter and militant Presbyterian leader John Balfour of Kinloch, depicted as a zealous and fanatical figure in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Old Mortality."

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
John Balfour of Kinloch 2
John Balfour of Burley canonical 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn Old Mortality ⓘ
associatedWith Presbyterian resistance to the Stuart monarchy ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
basedOn John Balfour of Kinloch ⓘ
characterTrait fanatical ⓘ
zealous ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
depicts radical wing of the Covenanters ⓘ
genre historical fiction character ⓘ
hasFictionalStatus fictionalized version of a historical person ⓘ
inspiredByEvent Covenanter uprisings in Scotland ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryRole supporting character ⓘ
literaryTradition Scottish literature ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
movement Covenanter ⓘ
nationality Scottish ⓘ
occupation militant Presbyterian leader ⓘ
partOf the Waverley cycle by Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
linked to: Waverley Novels
portrayedAs religious extremist ⓘ
rigidly doctrinaire ⓘ
relatedWork Waverley novels ⓘ
linked to: Waverley Novels
religiousAffiliation Presbyterianism ⓘ
setIn 17th-century Scotland ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Mortality → featuresCharacter → John Balfour of Burley ⓘ
Battle of Airds Moss → commander → John Balfour of Kinloch ⓘ
linked to: John Balfour of Burley
John Balfour of Burley → basedOn → John Balfour of Kinloch ⓘ
linked to: John Balfour of Burley