The Legendary Highland Swordsman You’ve Never Heard Of- Donald McBane Stories 

That was great. Lights,or lites, are the lungs, because literally they are very light compared to other organs. They kept it pretty simple back in the day After some thought, “ I” imagine the lungs, most probably saturated with water, transferred heat very well. Look forward to next installment. Cheers

"There can be only one." -Donald McBane

I read his book, and i remember it being so real and human. Its this old experienced guy looking back on his young, nieve self with a mix of pride and regret, and the path he took to get where he was.

Celtic history and culture is so rich and vibrant! I wish we still lived this way!!!

What a story! But you actually filled a gap in my knowledge. I've been to Killiecrankie nearly 30 years ago on a trip to Scotland. It was quite busy at the carpark of the visitor center and since it was past lunchtime we decided to have a bite first and then look at the exhibition. While we were sitting in the back of my Land-Rover 2 locals that had parked besides us were gearing up in full highland gear. Kilt, plaid, ... even dagger and sword and started walking around the place. In the exhibition we learned a little about the rare plants of the place (the reason why we actualy had stopped here in the first place) and about the battle. We found out, too, that it was the aniversory of the battle, hence the two highlander guys showing off. The exhibition also told the story of the soldier leaping over the river. What they did not tell, was that he was Scottish not English. Probably didn't fit the simplified England vs Scotland sceme. Cheers from Bavaria

McBane! My ancestral clan! Big thumbs up for this one guys!

Thanks this is great video. The stories he tells are so honest and so entertaining. The blunt honesty that hebtells them in is absolutely amazing. You need to do many more videos on this guy. I am an American with Scottish ancestry on moms side. I had a distant uncle who was a confederate guerrilla in the civil war, Champ Ferguson. This was a great video i cant wait to hear more abiut him. Thanks again

I love McBane's treatise, the biography portion was such an interesting read.

Thanks for introducing him. I'll look him up a bit. I really appreciate your realistic assessment of him, his morals etc. I don't have any Scottish blood but I must say that Scotland the Brave always sent shivers up my spine back in the day at the ANZAC dawn services as a kid. It still does. I really appreciate your insight and introductions and explorations into Scottish culture and to martial arts in general.

He stars in the Simpsons, i definitely heard of him 😂

"Lights" (or however it might be spelt in the 18th C) refers to Lungs iirc. So they probably applied the lungs of the dog to him.

An awesome tale. I wonder how much is exaggeration and what portion is true, as once someone has told a story a few times it becomes more outlandish each time. I enjoyed this video a lot more than I thought I would. 👍

I've just finished leading a workshop on Donald McBane's smallsword at my local HEMA club. His lessons only give the students actions without starting conditions or what the instructor is doing so they take a bit of work to decode but once you figure it out it's a very logical system of each lesson building on the one before. Next year I hope to do the same with his spadroon and broadsword lessons.

I've always heard of lights as being the lungs of the animal

That book would make an awesome movie, i would most definitely go see it, contact someone in Hollywood.

One of my favorite Scottish warriors is Mad Jack Churchill. A soldier is improperly dressed if he does not have his sword, and people are less likely to shoot at you if you smile at them. He also made the last kill, in combat, with an arrow.

I know this was quite some time ago now, but lites as I believe is a term for lungs.

Not sure if lites are lungs. Great video. History is certainly as complicated & confusing as McBane. Just as modern life.

I am actually studying McBane's style of swordsmanship.

In the vernacular of the American Great Plains bison hide hunters, "lights" referred to the lungs of their targets. So, they used the lungs of young dogs to bandage his eyes after the grenade incident.

I was about five minutes into the video when I went a purchased a copy of this book. Very much looking forward to reading more about this legend.

"Lights" in 18th C common tongues means LUNGS, Just thought you should know. Thanks for the videos !

Thank you for sharing your love for a bygone era.

I can’t wait for next video!!! Great history story!!

Such matter of fact humor... he was a warrior & a comedian! Loved it!!!

If that French Dragoon 's breeches were down I don't think it was for a pee Tom...Those men really were hard as nails.. Thanks for the wonderful stories! ATB from Flanders

Awesome. Great video. Thanks.

Well done, my friend. Donald McBane is just awesome.

Brilliant stuff thanks great stories.

Excellent chat as always gid sir!

What a delightful video; entertaining, educational, historical and told with good humour. Thx for doing this and sharing. 👍👍👍👍👍

Very enjoyable - thank you

I loved this video! Great story’s!

Awesome stuff gents. In his treatise, McBane proffered the shearing sword as the most useful sword he had used. I couldn't work out what that was until recently heard it was another name for a spadroon. Do you have any other information? Maybe a basket hilted spadroon?

Thanks for Sharing

Crazy, someone needs to make a Movie of his life

New to your channel have been really enjoying your energy and passion for your subjects.Great to hear about your purchase of land to help restore it back to a more native environment.Deer fencing is a must and then even rodent control to help with the survial of new fresh seedlings.Myself here in New Zealand have been raising NZ native plants and trees at a hobby level to donate to like minded people to help here with their land restoration projects.If you can start with little areas birds will really help with seed dispersion,we have bird feeders with sugar water in cold months helps attract them in to your areas.Keep up your wonderful journey,young minds are going to save this planet.

I'm glad your knowledge and talents are recognized.

Don’t worry I’ll start saving up my pocket change for a potential million dollar block buster film

Fascinating channel and terrific video of the extraordinary life of McBane. I'm was inspired to buy the book and join the Patreon supporters.

Someone once insulted his shearing sword in a tavern. He quietly left, then returned through a wall riding a bear. There were no survivors.

Kinda silly but i wanted to share, i was playing a game “kingdom come: deliverance” on the hardest difficulty. The game flaunts its attempts of realism in combat and more. I had hit a wall and couldnt fight off more than 3 enemies at a time. Didnt matter if it was a group of villagers or men-at-arms, id get surrounded, thrown to the ground and get chopped to pieces. I came across mcbanes recount of his 7v1 tavern brawl. Spacing, counters, repost, find the next attacker. Severely simplified but i practiced it. Rewarded me with a strategy and confidance that brought so much more enjoyment in my game.

Can't wait for the next video 😁

Akin to sitting around the campfire, telling tale tales, boys! Not to mention a wee dram or 6;) Loved it! 👍👍

I miss your old videos from the beginning they were some of the 👌

the legend himself

"Lights" are pancreas . Love your little stove , the corrugated is perfect !!

I recently bought a copy of Donald McBane's smallsword manual after forging my own smallsword!

how did i not know about this man

I'm really looking forward to seeing the reenactment.

awesome stuff, from australia

Very very cool.

Legend

Thank you for these stories ! I guess I'll get that book. Already found it on amazon. And I'll have some Port Charlotte 10yo 50% now.

Would love to see a collab between you and Scotland History Tours

Great stories. Those were different kind of men... Im fortunate enough to be one of the people descended from the hero of Clan MacThomas, McComie Mor. Not sure if his legends are completely true but they make for great stories. Especially the one about him wrestling a bull 👍🏻

McBane - for which the Scottish phrase 'Aye, did ye noo !' was first instituted.

That’s where the song “Donald where’s your Trousers” comes from

I've wantes to learn mcbane's fighting style for years now. I'm part scottish on my father's side, but I've really been fascinated by anglo-irish hema. It's so different than the continental varieties. McBane's statement about atonement really resonated with me. I was a troublemaker (though largely by accident) as a child, and I've had a strong survival instinct and will arguably because of it.

Thanks Tom for all the work you do. I like to get the books you read about highlanders. If possible would you be so kind was to send me a list. Thank you for all your help

I have no idea why but "Donald McBane," is absolutely the name of a fencing master

Would love to hear more about his repentance and life after his warrior days if possible!

Good Stories! Have You heard the Story of Mad Jack? Pipes, Sword and Bow in WWII? It sounds like he has a lot in common with Donald!

@inclined to the right” might be in reference to battle lines. the two sides where not head on, but obliquely at an angle

If I remember right with one of Paul MacDonalds video talks, a script was written for a mcbane move, but idk if anything has been done after that

Thanks to the Simpsons, when I first heard of him I thought it was spelled McBain 😂

Wow what a fascinating life! Early career plus income makes me think of an C18th 'Flashman'; not voluntary duelling though! Thanks for a great post.

Hate to disappoint you, but I have heard of McBane before, but I do hang out with historical fencers.

I bought the book because of seeing this video and have been reading it. The section on Donald mc bains life is very interesting if a bit hard to understand in some places due to the way people wrote in those days. The guide on sword fighting however I could make not make head nor tail of. I have no idea what pushing quart or going of with the round parade are😂

Fandabi... you've highlighted several books in your videos which sound interesting. However, where i live there are no public libraries and if there were it would be unlikely they'd have a wide selection.... i typically rely on PDF books for subjects in which i become interested. Could you recommend any interesting Scottish history books that might lend the reader a comprehensive study of your homeland? pDF

This is the first time I heard about Donald mcbane it's a shame I didn't know about him until now

Donald McBane? ... I get hungry in an odd way

Write to Peter (Sir Peter!) Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame. He's a wild child too, and would probably jump at the chance to make a movie of this guy ...

great stories ! mind you what is "grahm?" mentioned in the "graham and fowl legs" part at 24:40 time mark ?

The soldiers leap story reminds me of a story in my family one of my great-granduncle's did not want to discuss the ownership of the horse he was riding with the sheriff who was approaching and instead jumped on horseback across the gorge (slot canyon) to escape. The leap was 13 ft across and 110 ft deep. ETA Uncle Sid was friends with Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid

"Ice to see you!" -McBane

Muito bom

Thought it was gonna be ol' Donaldbain from Macbeth at first

Out of curiosity, what other primary sources do we have for McBane's life apart from the autobiography in his martial arts manual?

I was thinking the same thing could be a really cool period movie or maybe an action movie

I have his book. He’s a damn character lol

You attended a HEMA event. Nice. Did you fight? How did it go?

Got a link to the book?

You look like a skyrim npc in your thumbnail haha. Thats awesome

Great vid I was looking forward to part two, check out if you can a book called Murder mayhem and mutiny. An excellent book on irish bad guys

Duncan McCloud- the highlander

Lights/lites is an old word for the lungs

Who should play the part of Donald McBane in his biopic?

So this is where Groening got the idea from.

This was pretty neat! I believe he once dueled Rob Roy MacGregor, aye?

Reminds me of the lives of many of the men who lived during the Revolutionary war for the U.S., and exploration of the North American frontier, speaking only of the ones I've heard of. Those men were made of sterner stuff, and some seemingly protected by God. From the number of such men, it seemed they were common back then, and not isolated to any one territory or time. It's criminal more people don't know about them, and that our modern story tellers don't enumerate their lives.

So, McBane was alive during the 17th century, and there is a certain RU-vidr who likes making films about 17th century British colonies... I can't be the only person thinking Atun-Shei would be able to do wonders with McBane's life story considering how good his recent film is.

The highland Musashi.

Push!

What a Dude they don't make em like that anymore!

McBane! The movie

7:52 Ah yes, Fast food vs Computers

*"MENDOOOOZZZZZZAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"*

Highly Saloot from a Highlander of da Alps

Please that what you Tell , in Letter for Human that not those Confirm in Englisch ! You have a very good Channel !!! Sorry for my bad Englisch ! Nice Greetings from Germany Husky Andy