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MacLeod of Lewis family crest
MacLeod of Lewis
Gaelic Name: MacLeòid
Motto: Luceo non uro (I shine not burn)
Badge: Red whortleberry
Lands: Lewis
Origin of Name: Gaelic MacLeòid (Son of Leod, from Norse ljot, ugly)
Clan Chief Torquil MacLeod of the Lewes
MacLeod of Lewis family history The MacLeod clan claims its descent from Leod, a younger son of Olaf the Black, one of the last Norse kings of Man. Leod married a daughter of the Norse steward of Skye, which brought the family to Dunvegan. ...
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