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A kern was a Gaelic warrior, specifically a light infantryman, in Ireland in the Middle Ages.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: Anglicisation, Bow and arrow, Cateran, Chess, Dagger, Dart (missile), Fianna, Force multiplication, Gaels, Gallowglass, Gerard Anthony Hayes-McCoy, Guerrilla warfare, Heavy infantry, Henry VI, Part 2, History of Ireland (1169–1536), Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Javelin, Light cavalry, Light infantry, Macbeth, Mercenary, Middle Irish, Militia, Norman Conquest, Pawn (chess), Proto-Celtic language, Proto-Indo-European language, Shane O'Neill (Irish chieftain), Sword.

  2. Military history of Scotland
  3. Military units and formations of the Middle Ages

Anglicisation

Anglicisation is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into, influenced by or dominated by the culture of England.

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Bow and arrow

The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows).

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Cateran

The term cateran (from the Gaelic ceathairne, a collective word meaning "peasantry") historically referred to a band of fighting men of a Scotland Highland clan; hence the term applied to the Highland, and later to any, marauders or cattle-lifters. Kern (soldier) and cateran are military units and formations of the Middle Ages.

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Chess

Chess is a board game for two players.

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Dagger

A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a cutting or thrusting weapon.

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Dart (missile)

Darts are airborne ranged weapons.

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Fianna

Fianna (singular Fian; Fèinne) were small warrior-hunter bands in Gaelic Ireland during the Iron Age and early Middle Ages. Kern (soldier) and Fianna are Medieval history of Ireland and military units and formations of the Middle Ages.

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Force multiplication

In military science, force multiplication or a force multiplier is a factor or a combination of factors that gives personnel or weapons (or other hardware) the ability to accomplish greater feats than without it.

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Gaels

The Gaels (Na Gaeil; Na Gàidheil; Ny Gaeil) are an ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.

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Gallowglass

The Gallowglass (also spelled galloglass, gallowglas or galloglas; from gallóglaigh meaning "foreign warriors") were a class of elite mercenary warriors who were principally members of the Norse-Gaelic clans of Ireland and Scotland between the mid 13th century and late 16th century. Kern (soldier) and gallowglass are Medieval history of Ireland and Scottish mercenaries.

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Gerard Anthony Hayes-McCoy

Gerard A. Hayes-McCoy (1911–1975) was an Irish historian regarded as one of the leading Irish historians of his generation.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians including recruited children, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion, in a violent conflict, in a war or in a civil war to fight against regular military, police or rival insurgent forces.

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Heavy infantry

Heavy infantry consisted of heavily armed and armoured infantrymen who were trained to mount frontal assaults and/or anchor the defensive center of a battle line.

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Henry VI, Part 2

Henry VI, Part 2 (often written as 2 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1591 and set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England.

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History of Ireland (1169–1536)

The history of Ireland from 1169–1536 covers the period from the arrival of the Cambro-Normans to the reign of Henry VIII of England, who made himself King of Ireland. Kern (soldier) and history of Ireland (1169–1536) are Medieval history of Ireland.

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Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone

Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone (Irish: Aodh Mór Ó Néill; literally Hugh the Great O'Neill; – 20 July 1616) was an Irish Gaelic lord and key figure of the Irish Nine Years' War.

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Javelin

A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon.

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Light cavalry

Light cavalry comprised lightly armed and armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the mounted riders (and sometimes the warhorses) were heavily armored.

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Light infantry

Light infantry refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history.

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Macbeth

Macbeth (full title The Tragedie of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.

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Mercenary

A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military.

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Middle Irish

Middle Irish, also called Middle Gaelic (An Mheán-Ghaeilge, Meadhan-Ghàidhlig), is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland, most of Scotland and the Isle of Man from AD; it is therefore a contemporary of late Old English and early Middle English. Kern (soldier) and Middle Irish are Medieval history of Ireland.

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Militia

A militia is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional or part-time soldiers; citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel; or, historically, to members of a warrior-nobility class (e.g.

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Norman Conquest

The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.

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Pawn (chess)

The pawn (♙, ♟) is the most numerous and weakest piece in the game of chess.

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Proto-Celtic language

Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, is the hypothetical ancestral proto-language of all known Celtic languages, and a descendant of Proto-Indo-European.

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Proto-Indo-European language

Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family.

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Shane O'Neill (Irish chieftain)

Shane O'Neill (Séan mac Cuinn Ó Néill; 1530 – 2 June 1567) was an Irish chieftain of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster in the mid-16th century.

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Sword

A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting.

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See also

Military history of Scotland

Military units and formations of the Middle Ages

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kern_(soldier)

Also known as Woodkern.