Border Reivers (other)
Border reivers were raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border between the 13th and 16th centuries. Border reivers may also refer to: * Border Reivers (rugby union), a former rugby team in Scotland * ''Border Reivers'' (game), a 2006 board game * "Border Reiver", a song by Mark Knopfler from the 2009 album '' Get Lucky'' * Carlisle Border Reivers, a former American football club in England * Border Reivers (racing team), a former motor racing team from Scotland See also * Reaver (other) * The Reivers (other) *Border ruffian Border ruffians were proslavery raiders, crossing from the slave state of Missouri into the Kansas Territory, to help ensure Kansas entered the Union as a slave state. They were a key part of the violent period called Bleeding Kansas, that pe ...

Border Reivers
Border reivers were raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border from the late 13th century to the beginning of the 17th century. They included both Scottish and English people, and they raided the entire border country without regard to their victims' nationality. Their heyday was in the last hundred years of their existence, during the time of the House of Stuart in the Kingdom of Scotland and the House of Tudor in the Kingdom of England. Background Scotland and England were frequently at war during the late Middle Ages. During these wars, the livelihood of the people on the Borders was devastated by the contending armies. Even when the countries were not formally at war, tension remained high, and royal authority in either or both kingdoms was often weak, particularly in remote locations. The difficulty and uncertainties of basic human survival meant that communities and/or people kindred to each other would seek security through group strength and cunning. They would attemp ...
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Border Reivers (rugby Union)
Border Reivers, originally known as Scottish Borders Rugby, and also known as The Borders, were one of four professional rugby union teams in Scotland, alongside Edinburgh, Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors. Border Reivers were active in the Scottish Inter-District Championship from 1996 to 1998 and in the Celtic League, Celtic Cup and Heineken Cup from 2002 until 2007, when, as part of the Scottish Rugby Union's cost-cutting measures, they were disbanded. They played their home matches at Netherdale (capacity circa 6,000) in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders region. History The Border Reivers were a continuation of the amateur South of Scotland rugby union team, reshaped as a professional side in 1996. District sides Scotland had four district sides: North and Midlands, South, Glasgow District, and Edinburgh District. The district sides capped the best amateur players from their areas' club sides to play inter-district matches and matches against touring sides. Unlike ...
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Border Reivers (game)
''Border Reivers'' is a light warfare/economic development board game designed by Jackson Pope published in 2006 by Reiver Games in English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id .... Players assume the roles of clans on the Scottish and English Borders during the Middle Ages, striving to achieve ascendancy via economic or military means. ''Border Reivers'' can be played by two to four players and takes around 30 to 90 minutes to play. Gameplay Players take turns to complete six phases of their turns. The game ends when all but one player has been annihilated, or a player starts their turn with 40 gold. The six phases are: * Cards Phase 1: Play any card with the text ''At the beginning of your turn''. * Reinforcements Phase: Gamble gold to gain extra armies and/or a ...
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Get Lucky (Mark Knopfler Album)
''Get Lucky'' is the sixth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 14 September 2009 in Europe by Mercury Records, and on 15 September in the United States by Reprise Records. The album was released in four formats, including CD, a Limited Edition CD/DVD Digipak, a Deluxe Edition Boxset, and a double vinyl album. ''Get Lucky'' received generally favorable reviews, and reached the top three positions on album charts in Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland. The album peaked at number nine in the United Kingdom, and number 17 in the United States. Recording ''Get Lucky'' was recorded at British Grove Studios in London between October 2008 and March 2009. Release ''Get Lucky'' was released on 14 September 2009 in four formats. The Standard International version is a CD containing eleven songs. The Limited Edition version is a CD/DVD Digipak, which includes a tour of British Grove Studio conducted by Mark and Chuck ...
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Carlisle Border Reivers
The Carlisle Border Reivers were an American Football team playing in Division 2 North of the BAFA Community Leagues. They were based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team folded in 2013. The Border Reivers were one of Cumbria’s American Football Team's, alongside the Walney Terriers, and have gained full status to the British American Football Associations League (BAFA Community Leagues) for the 2011 Season. The Reivers first training session was in January 2010 and the team was associate members in the league in the 2010 season playing 4 friendly games against Gateshead, Dundee, Clyde Valley and Loughborough. History The Reivers completed their first full season in the BAFA National Leagues in 2011, they ended the season with a 0-10 record and finished 7th and bottom of division 2 North. The Reivers will compete in Division 2 North again for the 2012 season alongside Clyde Valley Blackhawks, Dundee Hurricanes, Glasgow Tigers and Highland Wildcats. In December 2010 Th ...
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Border Reivers (racing Team)
Border Reivers was a motor racing team from Chirnside, Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. The team was named after the Border reivers, raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border. Its most successful achievement was third place at the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is most notable for its involvement in the early racing career of Jim Clark, who was one of the drivers in the 1960 Le Mans entry. History Jock McBain owned an engineering business and a car dealership in Chirnside, Berwickshire. He was a keen amateur racing driver and was instrumental in developing local airfields RAF Winfield, Winfield and RAF Charterhall, Charterhall as motor-racing circuits. He encouraged friends to take up motor racing, primarily in Cooper Car Company, Cooper 500s, and between them they formed Border Reivers. However, unlike rivals Ecurie Ecosse funding was in short supply and McBain closed down the team in 1956. In late 1957, McBain was comprehensively beaten at Charterhall by Jim Clark and suggest ...
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Reaver (other)
Reaver or Reavers may refer to: Fictional characters * Reavers (comics), cyborgs in Marvel Comics * Reaver (''Firefly''), in the 2002 TV series, and the related movie ''Serenity'' * villains in the 2017 film ''Logan'' * monster hunters in the 2019 TV series ''The Witcher'' * an enemy in The Runelords book series by David Farland * a pirate lord in the video games ''Fable II'' (2008) and ''Fable III'' (2010) * a class specialization in the video game ''Dark Age of Camelot'' * a class specialization in the video game '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'' * a unit in the video game ''StarCraft'' Other uses *''The Reavers'', a 2007 comic novel by George MacDonald Fraser *Reaver, a tool used to exploit a vulnerability in Wi-Fi Protected Setup (2012) See also * The Reivers (other) *Border reivers (other) Border reivers were raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border between the 13th and 16th centuries. Border reivers may also refer to: * Border Reivers (rugby union), a form ...
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The Reivers (other)
''The Reivers'' is a 1962 book by William Faulkner. The Reivers can also refer to: *The Reivers (band), an American band * ''The Reivers'' (film), a 1969 film based on the Faulkner novel *Border Reivers, raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border between the 13th and 16th centuries *The Reivers, a Scottish cricket franchise in the North Sea Pro Series *The Reivers, the nickname for sports teams at Iowa Western Community College See also *Reaver (other) Reaver or Reavers may refer to: Fictional characters * Reavers (comics), cyborgs in Marvel Comics * Reaver (''Firefly''), in the 2002 TV series, and the related movie ''Serenity'' * villains in the 2017 film ''Logan'' * monster hunters in the 2 ...