Saturday, July 30, 2016

Fact of the Day: Robert Bat Man

While Batman fans obviously know the character's real name is Bruce Wayne, many don't know why he was named Bruce. The name comes from Robert the Bruce (officially Robert I) who was King of Scotland. He was a popular warrior-king who successfully led Scotland to defeat England in its War of Independence. 
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7 comments:

  1. Emmylou MWJuly 30, 2016 at 7:34 AM

    Did not know that. Hey....is Robert Baratheon named after him?

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  2. Pat HattJuly 30, 2016 at 8:05 AM

    Not a bad guy to be named off of I guess

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  3. Plowing Through Life (Martha)July 30, 2016 at 10:52 AM

    Oh, I didn't know that!

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  4. Debra She Who SeeksJuly 30, 2016 at 11:57 AM

    Bruce is a very common given name in Canada too because of our large Scottish heritage in this country.

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  5. TheNotSoGirlyGirlJuly 30, 2016 at 12:31 PM

    Wow. I din't know that! Awesome :)

    Xx
    The-not-so-girlygirl.blogspot.com

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  6. ChristineJuly 30, 2016 at 2:45 PM

    Interesting

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  7. Stephen HayesJuly 30, 2016 at 5:25 PM

    I think this king figured in the movie Braveheart.

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