JOHN FORDUN BIOGRAPHY
JOHN FORDUN BIOGRAPHY from the Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John Cousin.
FORDUN, JOHN ( d. 1384?). —Chronicler, said to have been a chantry priest and Canon of Aberdeen. He began the Scotichronicon , for which he prepared himself, it is said, by travelling on foot through Britain and Ireland in search of materials. He also compiled Gesta Annalia , a continuation. He brought the history down to 1153, leaving, however, material to the time of his own death, which was subsequently worked up by Walter Bower ( q.v. ).