William Dunbar
William Dunbar was a medieval Scottish “makar” poet who lived in the late fifteenth, early sixteenth centuries. His best-known works include The Goldyn Targe, The Thrissil and the Rois, and The Lament for the Makaris.
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William Dunbar was a medieval Scottish “makar” poet who lived in the late fifteenth, early sixteenth centuries. His best-known works include The Goldyn Targe, The Thrissil and the Rois, and The Lament for the Makaris.