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MacLeod

Pronunciation
Gender Unisex
Origin
Language(s)
  • 1. Scottish Gaelic
  • 2. Irish
  • 3. Old Norse
Word/name
  • 1. MacLeòid
Other names
Variant form(s) Macleod, McLeod, M‘Leod, MacLot, McCloud, MacCleod, McCleod

MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod ( mə-KLOWD)[1] are surnames in the English language. The names are anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid, meaning «son of Leòd», derived from the Old Norse Liótr («ugly»).[2][3][4]

One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of Gillandres MacLeod, in 1227.[2] There are two recognised Scottish clans with the surname: Clan MacLeod of Harris and Skye, and Clan MacLeod of Lewis and Raasay. The earliest record of these two families, using a form of the surname MacLeod, occurs in the mid 14th century.

There are also documented cases of Scottish missionaries in Canada using McLeod as an Anglicisation of the indigenous Cree language name Mahkiyoc (meaning «the big one»), which accounts for its occurrence amongst Canadian people of Cree heritage.[5]

People with the surname MacLeod, McLeod, Macleod[edit]

  • A. A. MacLeod (20th century), Canadian politician from Ontario
  • Anna MacGillivray Macleod, Scottish Professor of Brewing and Biochemistry
  • Aileen McLeod, Scottish National Party MSP
  • Alan Arnett McLeod (1899–1918), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Alexander McLeod (1796–1871), Scottish-Canadian sheriff acquitted of murder charges in connection to the Caroline Affair
  • Alexander Samuel MacLeod (1888–1956), Canadian artist
  • Alistair MacLeod (1936–2014), Canadian author
  • Ally MacLeod (1931–2004), Scottish football player, manager, and manager of Scotland team
  • Ally McLeod (born 1951), Scottish football player
  • Andrew MacLeod (born 1966) Humanitarian Expert and CEO
  • Andrew McLeod (born 1976) Australian Rules footballer
  • Angus MacLeod (disambiguation)
  • Angus McLeod (disambiguation)
  • Bryan McLeod (born 1974), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005), Canadian mystery fiction writer
  • Clarence J. McLeod (1895–1959)
  • Cody McLeod (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Colin MacLeod (1909–1972), Canadian-American geneticist
  • Cynthia H. McLeod (born 1936), Surinamese novelist
  • Dave MacLeod (born 1978), Scottish rock climber
  • David McLeod (born 1971), American football player
  • Debbie McLeod (born 1972), Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
  • Della Campbell MacLeod (ca. 1884 – ?), American author and journalist
  • Donald Bannerman Macleod (1887–1972), New Zealand physicist
  • Donald Friell McLeod (1810–1872), British Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab
  • Donald Kenneth McLeod (1885–1958), British Army officer with the British Indian Army
  • Donald Macleod (born 1940), Scottish theologian
  • Duncan Lloyd McLeod (1874–1935), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Duncan Stuart McLeod (1854–1933), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Eddie McLeod (1900–1989), New Zealand cricketer
  • Eddie McLeod (footballer) (fl 1930s), Scottish footballer
  • Erin McLeod (born 1983), Canadian soccer player
  • Fred McLeod (golfer) (1882–1976), Scottish-American golfer
  • G. Scott MacLeod (born 1965), Canadian multimedia artist and film director
  • Gavin MacLeod (1930–2021), American actor
  • George MacLeod (1895–1991), Scottish churchman, founder of the Iona Community
  • Henry Dunning Macleod (1821–1902), Scottish economist
  • Herbert McLeod (1841–1923), British chemist
  • Hugh McLeod (footballer) (1907–1929), Scottish footballer
  • Hugh McLeod (politician) (1843–1879), Canadian lawyer
  • Hugh McLeod (rugby union) (1932–2014), Scottish rugby player
  • Iain MacLeod (disambiguation), several people
    • Iain Borb MacLeod (1392–1442), Scottish clan chief
    • Iain Ciar MacLeod (1330–c. 1392), Scottish clan chief
    • Iain Norman Macleod (1913–1970), British politician
  • Ian R. MacLeod (born 1956), British science fiction and fantasy author
  • Izale McLeod (born 1984), British footballer
  • James Macleod (1836–1894), Scottish-Canadian pioneer and RCMP commissioner
  • Jeanette McLeod New Zealand mathematician
  • Jenny McLeod (born 1941) New Zealand composer
  • Joan MacLeod (born 1954), Canadian playwright
  • John MacLeod (basketball) (1937–2019), American basketball coach
  • John McLeod (footballer, born 1888)
  • John George Macleod (1915–2006), Scottish Physician and writer of medical books
  • John James Rickard Macleod (1876–1935), Scottish biochemist and co-discoverer of insulin
  • Joseph Macleod (1903–1984), British poet, actor, playwright, theatre director and BBC newsreader
  • Kam McLeod (died 2019), Canadian fugitive
  • Karen MacLeod (1958–2021), British long-distance runner
  • Keith McLeod (born 1979), American basketball player
  • Ken MacLeod (born 1954), Scottish science fiction writer
  • Ken McLeod (born 1948), American Buddhist teacher, writer, translator
  • Kevin MacLeod (born 1972), American composer
  • Kevin S. MacLeod CVO, CD (born 1951), Canadian Secretary to the Queen of Canada
  • Kiel McLeod (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Kirstie Macleod, British artist
  • Lyn McLeod (born 1942), Canadian politician from Ontario
  • Malcolm MacLeod (disambiguation), several people
    • Malcolm MacLeod (clan chief) (1296–1370), Scottish clan chief
    • Malcolm MacLeod (scientist) (1882–1969), British scientist
    • Malcolm MacLeod (politician), politician from New Brunswick, Canada
    • Malcolm Macleod, former Rector of the University of Edinburgh
  • Margaret McLeod (died 1993)
  • Marilyn McLeod (born 1939), American songwriter and singer
  • Martin McLeod (1813–1860), American pioneer, trader, and territorial legislator
  • Mary MacLeod Trump, (1912–2000), Scottish-American philanthropist, mother of Donald Trump.
  • Mary MacLeod (actress) (1937–2016), Scottish actress of the theatre, film and television
  • Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955), American educator
  • Mata Hari, stage name for Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (1876-1917), executed by France as a German spy in 1917
  • Moira MacLeod (born 1957), British field hockey player
  • Mike McLeod (athlete) (born 1952), English long-distance runner
  • Nathanel William Hamish Macleod (born 1940), British Financial Secretary of Hong Kong 1991–1995
  • Neil McLeod (field hockey) (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey player
  • Neil McLeod (politician) (1842–1915), Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
  • Nicholas McLeod (fl. 1868–1889) Scottish businessman and missionary
  • Norman MacLeod (disambiguation), several people
    • Norm MacLeod (born 1904), an Australian rules footballer
    • Norman MacLeod (1812–1872), a Scottish churchman and writer [son of Norman Macleod (Caraid nan Gaidheal) below]
    • Norman MacLeod (Canadian businessman), a president of the Liberal Party of Canada
    • Norman Macleod (Caraid nan Gaidheal) (1783–1862), a Scottish churchman and writer
    • Norman Macleod (journalist) (born about 1967), a Scottish television presenter
    • Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (1812–1895), the 25th chief of Clan MacLeod
  • Norman Z. McLeod (1898–1964), film director
  • Omar McLeod (born 1994), Jamaican hurdler
  • Peden McLeod (1940-2021), American lawyer and politician
  • Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod, the 27th chief of Clan MacLeod
  • Roderick Macleod (disambiguation), several people
    • Roderick Macleod (Alberta politician) (1959–1963), Canadian politician
    • Sir Roderick Macleod of Macleod, the 15th chief of Clan MacLeod
  • Rodney McLeod (born 1990), American football player
  • Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter) (born 1957), British folk singer-songwriter
  • Rory McLeod (snooker player) (born 1971), English professional snooker player
  • Roshown McLeod (born 1975), former American basketball player
  • Sarah McLeod (born 1971), New Zealand actress
  • Sarah McLeod (musician) (singer) Australian singer, former frontwoman of The Superjesus
  • Scott MacLeod (disambiguation), several people
    • Scott MacLeod (1914–1961), U.S. Department of State official
    • Scott MacLeod (ice hockey) (born 1959), Canadian ice hockey player
    • Scott MacLeod (rugby union) (born 1979), Scottish rugby union footballer
    • G. Scott MacLeod (born 1965), Canadian multimedia artist and film director
  • Shane McLeod (born 1975), Australian news correspondent
  • Sheila MacLeod (born 1939), Scottish author and feminist
  • Stuart Macleod (magician) (born 1982), Scottish magician
  • Stuart MacLeod (musician), Australian guitarist in Eskimo Joe
  • Sian MacLeod (born 1962), British ambassador
  • William MacLeod (disambiguation), several people
    • William Cleireach MacLeod (1365–c.1402), Scottish clan chief
    • William Dubh MacLeod (c.1415–1480), Scottish clan chief

People with the given name Macleod, McLeod, MacLeod[edit]

  • McLeod Bethel-Thompson (born 1988), American football player
  • Norman Macleod Ferrers (1829–1903), a British mathematician and university administrator.
  • Norman MacLeod Lang (1875–1956), a Bishop of Leicester.

Fictional characters with the surnames MacLeod or McLeod[edit]

  • Atholl MacLeod, from the historical fiction series The Fairies Saga
  • Claire McLeod, from Australian Television Show McLeod’s Daughters
  • Colin MacLeod, from Highlander: Vengeance the animated film
  • Connor MacLeod, from the Highlander films and television series
  • Duncan MacLeod, from the Highlander films and television series
  • Fergus MacLeod, the real name of Crowley, from the television show Supernatural
  • Jodi Fountain McLeod, from Australian Television Show McLeod’s Daughters
  • Justin McLeod, from the film The Man Without a Face
  • Owen MacLeod, from Highlander the game
  • Quentin MacLeod, from Highlander the animated series
  • Rowena MacLeod, Crowley’s mother, from the television show Supernatural
  • Sarah MacLeod, from Highlander: The Animated Series
  • Tess Silverman McLeod Ryan, from Australian television show McLeod’s Daughters

Similar names[edit]

  • McCloud (surname)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Macleod, Dictionary.com, retrieved 6 December 2010 which cited: Dictionary.com Unabridged, Random House
  2. ^ a b Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, p. 2054, ISBN 0-203-99355-1
  3. ^ Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York: New York Public Library, pp. 538, 933
  4. ^ «Mcleod Name Meaning & Mcleod Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®». www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ McLead, Neal (2000). «Plains Cree Identity: Borderlands, Ambiguous Genealogies and Narrative Irony» (PDF). The Canadian Journal of Native Studies. 20 (2): 437–454. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MacLeod

Pronunciation
Gender Unisex
Origin
Language(s)
  • 1. Scottish Gaelic
  • 2. Irish
  • 3. Old Norse
Word/name
  • 1. MacLeòid
Other names
Variant form(s) Macleod, McLeod, M‘Leod, MacLot, McCloud, MacCleod, McCleod

MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod ( mə-KLOWD)[1] are surnames in the English language. The names are anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid, meaning «son of Leòd», derived from the Old Norse Liótr («ugly»).[2][3][4]

One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of Gillandres MacLeod, in 1227.[2] There are two recognised Scottish clans with the surname: Clan MacLeod of Harris and Skye, and Clan MacLeod of Lewis and Raasay. The earliest record of these two families, using a form of the surname MacLeod, occurs in the mid 14th century.

There are also documented cases of Scottish missionaries in Canada using McLeod as an Anglicisation of the indigenous Cree language name Mahkiyoc (meaning «the big one»), which accounts for its occurrence amongst Canadian people of Cree heritage.[5]

People with the surname MacLeod, McLeod, Macleod[edit]

  • A. A. MacLeod (20th century), Canadian politician from Ontario
  • Anna MacGillivray Macleod, Scottish Professor of Brewing and Biochemistry
  • Aileen McLeod, Scottish National Party MSP
  • Alan Arnett McLeod (1899–1918), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Alexander McLeod (1796–1871), Scottish-Canadian sheriff acquitted of murder charges in connection to the Caroline Affair
  • Alexander Samuel MacLeod (1888–1956), Canadian artist
  • Alistair MacLeod (1936–2014), Canadian author
  • Ally MacLeod (1931–2004), Scottish football player, manager, and manager of Scotland team
  • Ally McLeod (born 1951), Scottish football player
  • Andrew MacLeod (born 1966) Humanitarian Expert and CEO
  • Andrew McLeod (born 1976) Australian Rules footballer
  • Angus MacLeod (disambiguation)
  • Angus McLeod (disambiguation)
  • Bryan McLeod (born 1974), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005), Canadian mystery fiction writer
  • Clarence J. McLeod (1895–1959)
  • Cody McLeod (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Colin MacLeod (1909–1972), Canadian-American geneticist
  • Cynthia H. McLeod (born 1936), Surinamese novelist
  • Dave MacLeod (born 1978), Scottish rock climber
  • David McLeod (born 1971), American football player
  • Debbie McLeod (born 1972), Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
  • Della Campbell MacLeod (ca. 1884 – ?), American author and journalist
  • Donald Bannerman Macleod (1887–1972), New Zealand physicist
  • Donald Friell McLeod (1810–1872), British Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab
  • Donald Kenneth McLeod (1885–1958), British Army officer with the British Indian Army
  • Donald Macleod (born 1940), Scottish theologian
  • Duncan Lloyd McLeod (1874–1935), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Duncan Stuart McLeod (1854–1933), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Eddie McLeod (1900–1989), New Zealand cricketer
  • Eddie McLeod (footballer) (fl 1930s), Scottish footballer
  • Erin McLeod (born 1983), Canadian soccer player
  • Fred McLeod (golfer) (1882–1976), Scottish-American golfer
  • G. Scott MacLeod (born 1965), Canadian multimedia artist and film director
  • Gavin MacLeod (1930–2021), American actor
  • George MacLeod (1895–1991), Scottish churchman, founder of the Iona Community
  • Henry Dunning Macleod (1821–1902), Scottish economist
  • Herbert McLeod (1841–1923), British chemist
  • Hugh McLeod (footballer) (1907–1929), Scottish footballer
  • Hugh McLeod (politician) (1843–1879), Canadian lawyer
  • Hugh McLeod (rugby union) (1932–2014), Scottish rugby player
  • Iain MacLeod (disambiguation), several people
    • Iain Borb MacLeod (1392–1442), Scottish clan chief
    • Iain Ciar MacLeod (1330–c. 1392), Scottish clan chief
    • Iain Norman Macleod (1913–1970), British politician
  • Ian R. MacLeod (born 1956), British science fiction and fantasy author
  • Izale McLeod (born 1984), British footballer
  • James Macleod (1836–1894), Scottish-Canadian pioneer and RCMP commissioner
  • Jeanette McLeod New Zealand mathematician
  • Jenny McLeod (born 1941) New Zealand composer
  • Joan MacLeod (born 1954), Canadian playwright
  • John MacLeod (basketball) (1937–2019), American basketball coach
  • John McLeod (footballer, born 1888)
  • John George Macleod (1915–2006), Scottish Physician and writer of medical books
  • John James Rickard Macleod (1876–1935), Scottish biochemist and co-discoverer of insulin
  • Joseph Macleod (1903–1984), British poet, actor, playwright, theatre director and BBC newsreader
  • Kam McLeod (died 2019), Canadian fugitive
  • Karen MacLeod (1958–2021), British long-distance runner
  • Keith McLeod (born 1979), American basketball player
  • Ken MacLeod (born 1954), Scottish science fiction writer
  • Ken McLeod (born 1948), American Buddhist teacher, writer, translator
  • Kevin MacLeod (born 1972), American composer
  • Kevin S. MacLeod CVO, CD (born 1951), Canadian Secretary to the Queen of Canada
  • Kiel McLeod (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Kirstie Macleod, British artist
  • Lyn McLeod (born 1942), Canadian politician from Ontario
  • Malcolm MacLeod (disambiguation), several people
    • Malcolm MacLeod (clan chief) (1296–1370), Scottish clan chief
    • Malcolm MacLeod (scientist) (1882–1969), British scientist
    • Malcolm MacLeod (politician), politician from New Brunswick, Canada
    • Malcolm Macleod, former Rector of the University of Edinburgh
  • Margaret McLeod (died 1993)
  • Marilyn McLeod (born 1939), American songwriter and singer
  • Martin McLeod (1813–1860), American pioneer, trader, and territorial legislator
  • Mary MacLeod Trump, (1912–2000), Scottish-American philanthropist, mother of Donald Trump.
  • Mary MacLeod (actress) (1937–2016), Scottish actress of the theatre, film and television
  • Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955), American educator
  • Mata Hari, stage name for Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (1876-1917), executed by France as a German spy in 1917
  • Moira MacLeod (born 1957), British field hockey player
  • Mike McLeod (athlete) (born 1952), English long-distance runner
  • Nathanel William Hamish Macleod (born 1940), British Financial Secretary of Hong Kong 1991–1995
  • Neil McLeod (field hockey) (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey player
  • Neil McLeod (politician) (1842–1915), Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
  • Nicholas McLeod (fl. 1868–1889) Scottish businessman and missionary
  • Norman MacLeod (disambiguation), several people
    • Norm MacLeod (born 1904), an Australian rules footballer
    • Norman MacLeod (1812–1872), a Scottish churchman and writer [son of Norman Macleod (Caraid nan Gaidheal) below]
    • Norman MacLeod (Canadian businessman), a president of the Liberal Party of Canada
    • Norman Macleod (Caraid nan Gaidheal) (1783–1862), a Scottish churchman and writer
    • Norman Macleod (journalist) (born about 1967), a Scottish television presenter
    • Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (1812–1895), the 25th chief of Clan MacLeod
  • Norman Z. McLeod (1898–1964), film director
  • Omar McLeod (born 1994), Jamaican hurdler
  • Peden McLeod (1940-2021), American lawyer and politician
  • Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod, the 27th chief of Clan MacLeod
  • Roderick Macleod (disambiguation), several people
    • Roderick Macleod (Alberta politician) (1959–1963), Canadian politician
    • Sir Roderick Macleod of Macleod, the 15th chief of Clan MacLeod
  • Rodney McLeod (born 1990), American football player
  • Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter) (born 1957), British folk singer-songwriter
  • Rory McLeod (snooker player) (born 1971), English professional snooker player
  • Roshown McLeod (born 1975), former American basketball player
  • Sarah McLeod (born 1971), New Zealand actress
  • Sarah McLeod (musician) (singer) Australian singer, former frontwoman of The Superjesus
  • Scott MacLeod (disambiguation), several people
    • Scott MacLeod (1914–1961), U.S. Department of State official
    • Scott MacLeod (ice hockey) (born 1959), Canadian ice hockey player
    • Scott MacLeod (rugby union) (born 1979), Scottish rugby union footballer
    • G. Scott MacLeod (born 1965), Canadian multimedia artist and film director
  • Shane McLeod (born 1975), Australian news correspondent
  • Sheila MacLeod (born 1939), Scottish author and feminist
  • Stuart Macleod (magician) (born 1982), Scottish magician
  • Stuart MacLeod (musician), Australian guitarist in Eskimo Joe
  • Sian MacLeod (born 1962), British ambassador
  • William MacLeod (disambiguation), several people
    • William Cleireach MacLeod (1365–c.1402), Scottish clan chief
    • William Dubh MacLeod (c.1415–1480), Scottish clan chief

People with the given name Macleod, McLeod, MacLeod[edit]

  • McLeod Bethel-Thompson (born 1988), American football player
  • Norman Macleod Ferrers (1829–1903), a British mathematician and university administrator.
  • Norman MacLeod Lang (1875–1956), a Bishop of Leicester.

Fictional characters with the surnames MacLeod or McLeod[edit]

  • Atholl MacLeod, from the historical fiction series The Fairies Saga
  • Claire McLeod, from Australian Television Show McLeod’s Daughters
  • Colin MacLeod, from Highlander: Vengeance the animated film
  • Connor MacLeod, from the Highlander films and television series
  • Duncan MacLeod, from the Highlander films and television series
  • Fergus MacLeod, the real name of Crowley, from the television show Supernatural
  • Jodi Fountain McLeod, from Australian Television Show McLeod’s Daughters
  • Justin McLeod, from the film The Man Without a Face
  • Owen MacLeod, from Highlander the game
  • Quentin MacLeod, from Highlander the animated series
  • Rowena MacLeod, Crowley’s mother, from the television show Supernatural
  • Sarah MacLeod, from Highlander: The Animated Series
  • Tess Silverman McLeod Ryan, from Australian television show McLeod’s Daughters

Similar names[edit]

  • McCloud (surname)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Macleod, Dictionary.com, retrieved 6 December 2010 which cited: Dictionary.com Unabridged, Random House
  2. ^ a b Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, p. 2054, ISBN 0-203-99355-1
  3. ^ Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York: New York Public Library, pp. 538, 933
  4. ^ «Mcleod Name Meaning & Mcleod Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®». www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ McLead, Neal (2000). «Plains Cree Identity: Borderlands, Ambiguous Genealogies and Narrative Irony» (PDF). The Canadian Journal of Native Studies. 20 (2): 437–454. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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  • Маклауд — (англ. MacLeod, Macleod, McLeod, Mcleod)  распространенная шотландская фамилия и древний клан. Известные носители: Маклауд, Гэвин американский актёр кино и телевидения. Маклауд, Мёрдо Маклауд, Норман Аласдер шотландский шахматист и… …   Википедия

  • МакЛауд — МакЛауд, Рори Рори МакЛауд …   Википедия

  • Маклауд-Робертсон — Маклауд Робертсон, Чарльз Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт Серебро Лондон 1908 12 метров Чарльз МакЛеод Робертсон ( …   Википедия

  • Маклауд, Норман Аласдер — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Маклауд. Норман Аласдер Маклауд Norman Alasdair Macleod …   Википедия

  • Маклауд, Гэвин — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Маклауд. Гэвин Маклауд Gavin MacLeod …   Википедия

  • Маклауд, Рори — Рори Маклауд Дата рождения Место рождения 26 марта 1971(1971 03 26) Веллингборо, Нортгемптоншир …   Википедия

  • Маклауд, Мёрдо — Мёрдо Маклауд Дата рождения Место рождения …   Википедия

  • Маклауд, Дункан — Дункан Маклауд (англ. Duncan MacLeod)  главный персонаж сериала «Горец» и фильма «Горец. Конец игры». Первая серия телесериала «Горец» вышла в 1992 году, последняя  в 1998. Всего сериал содержит 6 сезонов. Дункана Маклауда сыграл актер Эдриан Пол …   Википедия

  • МакЛауд, Рори — Рори МакЛауд Родился 26 марта 1971, Веллингборо, Нортгемптоншир, Англия Гражданство …   Википедия

  • Маклауд-Робертсон, Чарльз — Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт Серебро Лондон 1908 12 метров Чарльз МакЛ …   Википедия

  • Маклауд-Робертсон, Колин — Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт …   Википедия

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На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать грубую лексику.


На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать разговорную лексику.

Перевод «Маклауд» на английский


Хотя исследование рассматривало только температуру океана, температура воздуха, вероятно, тоже отражала это увеличение, — утверждает Маклауд.



While the study looked only at ocean temperature, air temperature would probably reflect that increase, too, MacLeod says.


Маклауд спросил бывшую жену, что случилось.



MacLeod asked her what had happened.


Маклауд впервые опубликовал книгу в виде сборника сочинений в формате журнала.



McLeod first published the book as a compilation of writings in magazine format.


Это очень тонкий вопрос, мистер Маклауд.



It’s a very sensitive issue, Mr McLeod.


И так, когда Апокалипсис настиг Маклауд, я знал, что делать.



So, when Day One came to McCloud, I knew what to do.


Приятно было познакомиться, мистер Маклауд.



Nice to have met you, Mr McLeod.


Вы говорите очень уверенно, мистер Маклауд.



Kreizler: You sound quite sure, Mr. Macleod.


Йен Маклауд расскажет вам, что необходимо делать для наращивания мышечной силы и оптимизации каждого движения во время гребка.



Ian Macleod tell you what to do to build muscle strength and optimize each movement during stroke.


Ученый Крис Маклауд сообщил, что нынешнее исследование может привести к «новому пониманию» процессов движения тектонических плит.



Dr MacLeod said the research could lead to a «new way of understanding» the process of plate tectonics.


В этой книге Хью Маклауд раскрывает свои 40 ключей к творчеству, которые он придумал, еще будучи молодым профессионалом.



In this book, Hugh MacLeod unveils his 40 keys to creativity that he came up with beginning as a young professional.


Шотландец Коннор Маклауд принадлежит к расе бессмертных воинов, которых можно убить, лишь обезглавив мечом.



The story of Connor MacLeod, one of a race of immortals who can only be killed when beheaded with a sword.


Маклауд пишет, что угроза судебного иска от компании не обязательно является признаком фактической преступной деятельности и эти угрозы в отношении деятеля и творчества могут быть преодолены при наличии решительности.



McLeod said that the threat of a lawsuit from a company is not necessarily an indication of actual criminal activity, and these threats against artistry and creativity can be overcome through determination.


Хотя Маклауд участвовал во многих вооруженных столкновениях и ему знакомы навыки использования огнестрельного оружия, он редко появляется с пистолетом в течение сериала.



Although MacLeod has fought in many armed conflicts and is skilled with firearms, he is reluctant to use them and rarely does so throughout the series.


Бекки, сколько уже лет живет здесь этот Маклауд?



Becky, how many years has McLeod been here?


Мистер Маклауд, мне очень жаль, но боюсь, мы слишком стары, чтобы держать магазин открытым допоздна.



Mr McLeod, I’m afraid we’re getting too old to stay open so late.


Никто не думал напряженнее, чем Камминг и Маклауд, когда они изобрели бульдозер.



Well, no one fought more than Cummings and McLeod when they invented the bulldozer.


Фотографии были сделаны, рассказ практически завершен: Трамп посещает место рождения своей матери, Мэри Энн Маклауд.



Photos were taken, and the story line seemed neatly complete: Trump visits the birthplace of his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod.


Маклауд о том, как быть креативным


Мой отец — Фергюс Маклауд — простой портной.



My father was Fergus MacLeod, a simple tailor.


Она является женой Александра Маклауд, так что это ее фамилия по мужу.



She is the wife of Alexander MacLeod, so that is her married name.

Ничего не найдено для этого значения.

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Индекс выражения: 1-400, 401-800, 801-1200

Индекс фразы: 1-400, 401-800, 801-1200

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Морфемный разбор слова:

Однокоренные слова к слову:

маклауд

1 Маклауд

2 Маклауд

См. также в других словарях:

Маклауд — (англ. MacLeod, Macleod, McLeod, Mcleod) распространенная шотландская фамилия и древний клан. Известные носители: Маклауд, Гэвин американский актёр кино и телевидения. Маклауд, Мёрдо Маклауд, Норман Аласдер шотландский шахматист и… … Википедия

МакЛауд — МакЛауд, Рори Рори МакЛауд … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон — Маклауд Робертсон, Чарльз Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт Серебро Лондон 1908 12 метров Чарльз МакЛеод Робертсон ( … Википедия

Маклауд, Норман Аласдер — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Маклауд. Норман Аласдер Маклауд Norman Alasdair Macleod … Википедия

Маклауд, Гэвин — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Маклауд. Гэвин Маклауд Gavin MacLeod … Википедия

Маклауд, Рори — Рори Маклауд Дата рождения Место рождения 26 марта 1971(1971 03 26) Веллингборо, Нортгемптоншир … Википедия

Маклауд, Мёрдо — Мёрдо Маклауд Дата рождения Место рождения … Википедия

Маклауд, Дункан — Дункан Маклауд (англ. Duncan MacLeod) главный персонаж сериала «Горец» и фильма «Горец. Конец игры». Первая серия телесериала «Горец» вышла в 1992 году, последняя в 1998. Всего сериал содержит 6 сезонов. Дункана Маклауда сыграл актер Эдриан Пол … Википедия

МакЛауд, Рори — Рори МакЛауд Родился 26 марта 1971, Веллингборо, Нортгемптоншир, Англия Гражданство … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон, Чарльз — Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт Серебро Лондон 1908 12 метров Чарльз МакЛ … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон, Колин — Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт … Википедия

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Маклауд

Смотреть что такое «Маклауд» в других словарях:

Маклауд — (англ. MacLeod, Macleod, McLeod, Mcleod) распространенная шотландская фамилия и древний клан. Известные носители: Маклауд, Гэвин американский актёр кино и телевидения. Маклауд, Мёрдо Маклауд, Норман Аласдер шотландский шахматист и… … Википедия

МакЛауд — МакЛауд, Рори Рори МакЛауд … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон — Маклауд Робертсон, Чарльз Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт Серебро Лондон 1908 12 метров Чарльз МакЛеод Робертсон ( … Википедия

Маклауд, Норман Аласдер — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Маклауд. Норман Аласдер Маклауд Norman Alasdair Macleod … Википедия

Маклауд, Гэвин — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Маклауд. Гэвин Маклауд Gavin MacLeod … Википедия

Маклауд, Рори — Рори Маклауд Дата рождения Место рождения 26 марта 1971(1971 03 26) Веллингборо, Нортгемптоншир … Википедия

Маклауд, Мёрдо — Мёрдо Маклауд Дата рождения Место рождения … Википедия

Маклауд, Дункан — Дункан Маклауд (англ. Duncan MacLeod) главный персонаж сериала «Горец» и фильма «Горец. Конец игры». Первая серия телесериала «Горец» вышла в 1992 году, последняя в 1998. Всего сериал содержит 6 сезонов. Дункана Маклауда сыграл актер Эдриан Пол … Википедия

МакЛауд, Рори — Рори МакЛауд Родился 26 марта 1971, Веллингборо, Нортгемптоншир, Англия Гражданство … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон, Чарльз — Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт Серебро Лондон 1908 12 метров Чарльз МакЛ … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон, Колин — Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт … Википедия

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маклауд

1 Macleod Dixon

2 McLeod

3 MacLeod Lake

4 Bethune, Mary McLeod

5 Kennedy, Anthony McLeod

6 Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

См. также в других словарях:

Маклауд — (англ. MacLeod, Macleod, McLeod, Mcleod) распространенная шотландская фамилия и древний клан. Известные носители: Маклауд, Гэвин американский актёр кино и телевидения. Маклауд, Мёрдо Маклауд, Норман Аласдер шотландский шахматист и… … Википедия

МакЛауд — МакЛауд, Рори Рори МакЛауд … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон — Маклауд Робертсон, Чарльз Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт Серебро Лондон 1908 12 метров Чарльз МакЛеод Робертсон ( … Википедия

Маклауд, Норман Аласдер — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Маклауд. Норман Аласдер Маклауд Norman Alasdair Macleod … Википедия

Маклауд, Гэвин — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Маклауд. Гэвин Маклауд Gavin MacLeod … Википедия

Маклауд, Рори — Рори Маклауд Дата рождения Место рождения 26 марта 1971(1971 03 26) Веллингборо, Нортгемптоншир … Википедия

Маклауд, Мёрдо — Мёрдо Маклауд Дата рождения Место рождения … Википедия

Маклауд, Дункан — Дункан Маклауд (англ. Duncan MacLeod) главный персонаж сериала «Горец» и фильма «Горец. Конец игры». Первая серия телесериала «Горец» вышла в 1992 году, последняя в 1998. Всего сериал содержит 6 сезонов. Дункана Маклауда сыграл актер Эдриан Пол … Википедия

МакЛауд, Рори — Рори МакЛауд Родился 26 марта 1971, Веллингборо, Нортгемптоншир, Англия Гражданство … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон, Чарльз — Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт Серебро Лондон 1908 12 метров Чарльз МакЛ … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон, Колин — Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт … Википедия

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Маклауд – что означает? Определение, значение, примеры употребления

Ищешь, что значит слово маклауд? Пытаешься разобраться, что такое маклауд? Вот ответ на твой вопрос:

Значение слова «маклауд» в словарях русского языка

Маклауд это:

Макла́уд (; ) — распространенная шотландская фамилия и древний клан.

Где и как употребляется слово «Маклауд»?

Кроме значения слова «Маклауд» в словарях, рекомендуем также ознакомиться с примерами предложений и цитат из классической литературы, в которых употребляется слово «Маклауд».

Так вы сможете гораздо легче понять и запомнить, как правильно употребляется слово «Маклауд» в тексте и устной речи.

Примеры употребления слова «Маклауд»

Вообразите же моё негодование, когда этот маклак отказался выпустить из конюшни мою лошадь до тех пор, пока я не очищу долг.

Отметим, что в русском языке есть целый ряд слов, обозначающих разные виды посредничества в товарных, торговых, имущественных, финансовых и иных сделках: сравнительно недавно появившиеся джоббер, дилер, дистрибьютор, риелтори более давние по времени заимствования комиссионер, прокурист, маклер(а также восходящее к этому слову русифицированное и ныне устаревшее маклак ;о различиях в их значениях см. в словаре [Крысин 2005], где поиск слов, образующих ту или иную тематическую группу, облегчается наличием в словарных статьях зоны аналогов – слов с близкими данному, но не синонимичными значениями).

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Маклауд

Маклауд (англ. MacLeod, Macleod, McLeod, Mcleod ) — распространенная шотландская фамилия и древний клан.

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Полезное

Смотреть что такое «Маклауд» в других словарях:

МакЛауд — МакЛауд, Рори Рори МакЛауд … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон — Маклауд Робертсон, Чарльз Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт Серебро Лондон 1908 12 метров Чарльз МакЛеод Робертсон ( … Википедия

Маклауд, Норман Аласдер — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Маклауд. Норман Аласдер Маклауд Norman Alasdair Macleod … Википедия

Маклауд, Гэвин — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Маклауд. Гэвин Маклауд Gavin MacLeod … Википедия

Маклауд, Рори — Рори Маклауд Дата рождения Место рождения 26 марта 1971(1971 03 26) Веллингборо, Нортгемптоншир … Википедия

Маклауд, Мёрдо — Мёрдо Маклауд Дата рождения Место рождения … Википедия

Маклауд, Дункан — Дункан Маклауд (англ. Duncan MacLeod) главный персонаж сериала «Горец» и фильма «Горец. Конец игры». Первая серия телесериала «Горец» вышла в 1992 году, последняя в 1998. Всего сериал содержит 6 сезонов. Дункана Маклауда сыграл актер Эдриан Пол … Википедия

МакЛауд, Рори — Рори МакЛауд Родился 26 марта 1971, Веллингборо, Нортгемптоншир, Англия Гражданство … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон, Чарльз — Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт Серебро Лондон 1908 12 метров Чарльз МакЛ … Википедия

Маклауд-Робертсон, Колин — Олимпийские награды Парусный спорт … Википедия

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Теперь вы знаете какие однокоренные слова подходят к слову Как пишется по английски маклауд, а так же какой у него корень, приставка, суффикс и окончание. Вы можете дополнить список однокоренных слов к слову «Как пишется по английски маклауд», предложив свой вариант в комментариях ниже, а также выразить свое несогласие проведенным с морфемным разбором.

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В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с фамилией Маклауд.

Дункан Маклауд
Duncan MacLeod
Британский актёр Эдриан Пол в роли Дункана Маклауда
Британский актёр Эдриан Пол в роли Дункана Маклауда
Появление эпизод «Сбор» телесериала «Горец»
Исчезновение Горец: Источник
Исполнитель роли Эдриан Пол
Прозвище Горец
Вид Бессмертный
Возраст более 400 лет
Дата рождения 1592, Гленфиннан
Дата смерти 1622 (но ожил и стал бессмертным)
Род занятий Антиквар,
владелец спортзала
Супруг(а) Кейт (Фейт) в фильме «Горец 4 : Конец игры»
Анна в фильме «Горец : Источник»
Отношения Митос, Хью «Фитц» Фитцкерн, Коннор Маклауд, Дариус; наблюдатель Джо Доусон (дружба),
Ксавье Сент-Клод, Калас, Джейкоб Келл, Кронос; наблюдатель Джеймс Хортон (враги),
Тэсс, Аманда (любовь)

Ду́нкан Макла́уд (англ. Duncan MacLeod, читается: «Данкэн Маклауд») — персонаж вселенной телесериала «Горец». Дункан Маклауд является главным героем телевизионного продолжения трилогии «Горец», включающей сериал и фильмы «Горец 4: Конец игры» и «Горец 5: Источник».

«Горец: телесериал» изначально задумывался как продолжение телефильма «Горец» с той разницей, что героя Кристофера Ламберта должен был сыграть Эдриан Пол, но по просьбе актёра его персонаж получил собственную историю, чтобы избежать прямых сравнений с Ламбертом и позволить Полу развивать характер собственного персонажа.
В результате в пилотном эпизоде Дункан Маклауд предстаёт в роли члена клана Коннора Маклауда и его ученика, а сериал сосредотачивается на истории его жизни, насчитывающей на данный момент четыре столетия.

Телесериал[править | править код]

Сериал не рассказывает историю Дункана в хронологическом порядке, вместо этого основная последовательность событий воспроизводится в качестве воспоминаний, сопутствующих событиям настоящего времени, которое соответствует годам, в течение которых снимались шесть сезонов сериала, то есть 1992—1998.

В одиннадцатом эпизоде «Фамильное древо» отец Дункана вождь клана Маклаудов Иэн Маклауд, заявляет, что новорожденный Дункан был подкидышем, которым его жена Мери решила заменить их мертворожденного сына.
В том же эпизоде рассказывается, как Дункан, смертельно раненный в сражении, умирает на глазах у отца и вскоре воскресает, полностью исцелившийся. Поскольку его семья полагает, что он стал демоном, его изгоняют из клана. Хроника Наблюдателей этого периода ссылается на 1622 год, время спора с кланом Кэмпбелл.

В эпизоде «Сбор» Дункан и Коннор Маклауды рассказывают Тэсс, как Коннор, подвергшийся подобному испытанию в 1536, нашёл Дункана в 1625 и рассказал ему о его бессмертии, сделав своим учеником.

Множество ретроспективных отсылок к истории жизни Дункана рассказывают о множестве пережитых им за четыре столетия приключений, включая путешествия во Францию эпохи Возрождения, в Италию (1×22: «Охотники») и в Китай (1×03: «Отвергнутый путь»). Дункан был свидетелем Французской революции, участвовал в Первой (1×15: «Завтра Мы Умираем») и Второй мировой войне (3×19: «Смертные Грехи»), в сражении при Ватерлоо. Сериал концентрируется на приключениях, разделенных с друзьями Амандой и Хью «Фитцем» Фитцкерном.

На формирование характера Дункана повлияли многие вещи и многие люди. Начав свой путь как молодой, полный бравады (основанной на наивности), бессмертный, опрометчивый и необразованный, он постепенно меняется, путешествует по миру, получает образование, становится мудрее. Дункан говорит на многих языках, среди них гэльский , английский , французский , итальянский, русский, испанский, китайский,
японский, немецкий и арабский языки, он является экспертом во многих формах боевых искусств. За свою жизнь он занимался многими вещами: был солдатом, работал телохранителем, редактором газеты, водителем машины скорой помощи во время Первой Мировой войны. На момент развития действия сериала он — дилер и владелец магазина антиквариата, чуть позже владелец школы самбо и учитель истории с частичной занятостью.

1992—1998 — время развития событий сериала — критический период для Дункана, в который происходит множество важных событий в его жизни. Пилотный эпизод «Сбор» изображает Дункана, возвращающегося к Игре после периода полуотставки, проведенного с подругой Тессой Ноэль, и рассказывает о встрече с членом его клана и наставником Коннором Маклаудом.

В течение шести сезонов сериала Дункан встречает много старых друзей и врагов. Он теряет людей (Тэсс, любовь всей его жизни (2×04: «Темнота»)), но заботится о своих бессмертных (монах Дариус («Охотники») и Хью Фицкэрн («Несчастный»)) и смертных друзьях (Чарли Десальво («Собратья по оружию»)). Берет под крыло Ричи Райана («Сбор»), впоследствии ставшего бессмертным («Темнота»), встречает новых людей, например, Джо Доусона, который рассказывает ему об организации Наблюдателей, которые тайно следят за всеми Бессмертными (2×01: «Наблюдатели»), Mитосa, старейшего из Бессмертных (3×16: «Митос»), демона Ахримена («Армагеддон»).

Место действия[править | править код]

Первая часть каждого сезона снималась в Ванкувере, Британская Колумбия, а вторая часть — в Париже, Франция. Это та причина, по которой Дункан путешествует вперед и назад каждые шесть месяцев.

В «Горец 4 : Конец игры» рассказывается о Бессмертном Джейкобе Келле, который провел последние четыре столетия, всех близких Коннора Маклауда, обвиняя его в убийстве приемного отца. Келл хочет убить и Дункана, чтобы заставить страдать Коннора. Поэтому Коннор вынуждает Дункана убить его, поглотить его силы, таким образом, позволив Дункану победить Kелла. Дункан ещё раз теряет друга, но в конце он понимает, что смерть Коннора была необходима, и это был единственный возможный способ для него убить Kелла. Дункан хоронит Коннора в горах Шотландии, Гленфиннан, рядом с его первой женой Хетер.

В фильме «Горец 5 : Источник» Дункан женился на смертной женщине по имени Анна, но расстался с ней. Он встретил её вновь на святой земле, участвуя в поисках Источника Бессмертия после смерти Джо Доусона. По достижении цели, победив стража, он входит в Источник вместе с Анной и узнаёт, что она беременна их ребёнком.

История образа[править | править код]

Дункан Маклауд родился в Шотландии в 1592 году. Маклауд — один из кланов горной части Шотландии. Учитель — Коннор Маклауд. Местом проживания попеременно являются то Франция (в Париже Дункан живёт на барже на набережной Сены), то США (в начале Маклауд жил при своём антикварном магазинчике, а потом в апартаментах над спортзалом).

Главные враги: бессмертные Ксавье Сент-Клод, Джейкоб Келл, Калас, Кронос; наблюдатель Джеймс Хортон, демон Ахриман .

Главные друзья: любимая женщина Тесса Ноэль, наблюдатель Джо Доусон, бессмертные Риччи Райан, Адам Пирсон (Митос), Аманда.

Боевые навыки[править | править код]

Дункан считает себя «старым солдатом»[1], война всегда была частью его жизни, он был воспитан, чтобы быть воином. Будучи перфекционистом, он всегда стремится к самосовершенствованию и никогда не упускает случая изучить новые приёмы. Для начала Дункан освоил искусство фехтования (может драться обеими руками), затем изучил боевые искусства во время путешествий по Восточной Азии. Его меч — катана, с головой Дракона на рукояти, которая была получена им от самурая Хидео Кото более 200 лет назад во время странствий по Японии. Дункан должен был унаследовать старинный меч своего (приемного) отца, вождя клана Маклаудов, но этого не произошло из-за его изгнания, меч остался в рамках клана (в одном из эпизодов он находит старинный клинок своего отца, висящий на стене в шотландской таверне, и использует его, чтобы убить бессмертного, который погубил его отца). На деле Дункан старается избежать убийства смертных, даже когда он вынужден бороться с ними, и старается использовать несмертельные методы борьбы. Хотя Маклауд участвовал во многих вооруженных столкновениях и ему знакомы навыки использования огнестрельного оружия, он редко появляется с пистолетом в течение сериала.

Интересные факты[править | править код]

  • В Америке Дункан ездит на чёрном Ford Thunderbird 1964 года. Во Франции на чёрном Citroen DS (1—5 сезоны) и зелёном Range Rover (6 сезон).
  • Персонаж занял 1 место в списке «Доска почёта. Бессмертные» журнала «Мир фантастики»[2].
  • В страйкболе и пейнтболе «маклаудами» (также иногда «горцами») называют игроков, не признающих своего поражения[значимость факта?].

Примечания[править | править код]

Ссылки[править | править код]

  • Линия жизни Дункана Маклауда  (недоступная ссылка)

This article is about the fictional character from the Highlander franchise. For the Scottish footballer, see Duncan MacLeod (footballer).

Duncan MacLeod
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First appearance «The Gathering»
Portrayed by Adrian Paul
(Original)
Jeremy Beck
(Young)
Born 1592[1]
Immortality 1622[1]
Teacher Connor MacLeod[1]
Hamza el Kahir
Graham Ashe
Pierre Segur
Hideo Koto
May-Ling Shen
Otavio Consone

Duncan MacLeod is a fictional character and the protagonist of Highlander: The Series, which ran for six seasons from 1992 to 1998. The character also starred in two spin-off movies, Highlander: Endgame and Highlander: The Source. Portrayed by British actor Adrian Paul, Duncan is born in the Scottish Highlands in 1592, a member of the Clan MacLeod, and later discovers he is an immortal, a person born with the power of the Quickening. This means he is unable to die unless beheaded, and he can absorb the power and knowledge of other immortals he beheads. Because of this latter ability, Duncan sometimes encounters immortals who wish only to gather power by hunting each other, seeing it as a Game where the winner will gain «the Prize», the collective power and knowledge of all immortals who ever lived («in the end, there can be only one»). Trained in combat, survival, and sword-fighting by his elder cousin Connor (the original hero of the Highlander movie franchise) and others, Duncan MacLeod travels the world in search of friendship and adventure, helping people when he can, sometimes fighting alongside or against other immortals.[2]

The series follows Duncan’s adventures in the present day, while regular flashbacks reveal earlier adventures across the centuries. At the start of the series, he lives in the fictional city of Seacouver, Washington, but at different points in the show he also lives on a barge in Paris, France. This is because production regularly switched filming between Vancouver, British Columbia and Paris, France. The sixth and final season was filmed entirely in Paris.

Originally, Highlander: The Series was created to carry on directly from the events of the original 1986 film Highlander. The film had ended with Connor MacLeod becoming the last immortal in 1985, ending the Game and earning «The Prize». Rather than ignore the original story entirely, the series would take place in a new timeline where the events of the film still happened but Connor’s final battle did not earn him the Prize because many immortals were still alive on Earth. Film actor Christopher Lambert decided not to join the show and reprise Connor. After he was cast, actor Adrian Paul suggested he should play a new immortal Scottish Highlander instead, so he and the show could avoid critical comparisons with the original film and Lambert’s performance. The producers agreed and it was decided Adrian would play Duncan, a kinsman of Connor in this new timeline who was born decades after Connor realized his own immortality.

Character biography[edit]

TV series background[edit]

Duncan MacLeod was born in 1592 in Glenfinnan, Scotland.[2] Raised as the son of the clan chieftain, he would later learn that he was actually adopted in order to replace a baby who had died in stillbirth. He never learns the identity of his biological parents, but the woman who raised him declares he is her son as far as she is concerned.[3] As a child, Duncan hears stories about Connor MacLeod, a man who had died in battle in 1536 only to revive later, fully healed, which led the clan to banish him for witchcraft. Young Duncan believes this story is a myth. At thirteen-years-old, Duncan encounters Cassandra, «the Witch of Donal Woods.» Cassandra, secretly an immortal, prophesies that Duncan will be a great warrior against evil and possibly destroy an enemy of hers.[4]

In 1622, the adult Duncan is fatally wounded in battle against the Clan Campbell.[5] When his wounds heal and he awakens alive and well, he believes it is a miracle but his father disowns him, believing it is witchcraft. Duncan is banished and forced to live in exile. He unknowingly fights another immortal and recovers from fatal wounds again after another battle. Connor finally finds him in 1625, having heard stories of yet another member of the Clan MacLeod being exiled for unnatural powers.[6] Connor befriends Duncan and teaches him his true nature, explaining there are rare people born with a power that, along with making them unable to produce children, activates if the person suffers the shock of violent death. After this First Death, they become ageless and invincible to death unless beheaded (though the head is more vulnerable to injury and limbs cannot be regrown). Connor explains that other immortals can take Duncan’s Quickening if they kill him, absorbing his knowledge and power. The Game says that «in the end, there can be only one» and has only a few rules, such as no conflict on holy ground and only one on one duels. Connor spends years with Duncan, training him how to survive, and the two come to regard each other as brothers.[2]

Preferring friendship, art, and the exchange of knowledge to violence and killing, Duncan travels the world and becomes allies with other immortals if they don’t feel the need to challenge him. Close immortal friends include Hugh «Fitz» Fitzcairn and the thief Amanda. Duncan has an on-again, off-again relationship with Amanda. Duncan joins fights and wars when he believes he follows a just cause, leading him to become an experienced warrior. Originally taking pride in being reckless and a little uneducated, he matures into a worldly person, becoming knowledgeable in many fields and martial arts, and learning many languages. He comes to appreciate the practices and wisdom of other cultures.

In the Middle East, Duncan trains with an Arabian immortal named Hamza el Kahir.[7] In Europe, he trains with an immortal named Tjanefer (calling himself «Graham Ashe»), who had taught Connor’s own mentor Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez,[8] and then another named Pierre Segur.[9] All three of these friendships are cut short when each teacher is challenged and killed by other immortals. In 1778, he befriends and trains under the samurai Hideo Koto in Japan. When Koto sacrifices himself for MacLeod, the Highlander inherits his katana and swears to protect the man’s family for as long as he lives.[10] After leaving Japan, Duncan meets May-Ling Shen, a Chinese immortal warrior, and former courtesan, in 1780. Surprised that the warrior «Master Shen» is a woman, Duncan becomes her student in martial arts.[11] Briefly, they are lovers as well before parting as friends. Duncan later becomes involved in the Napoleonic Wars, during which he befriends the immortal priest Darius. As the war draws to a close, Duncan decides to relocate to America, hoping to find a more peaceful life in the «New World.»[12]

In America, Duncan lives with the Sioux people, taking a lover Little Deer and helping raise her child Kahani, whom he loves as his own. When the tribe is later murdered by white colonials and a bigoted immortal named Kern, Duncan temporarily leaves society and the Game by living in isolation on holy ground.[2] By 1847, Duncan leaves and returns to Europe for a time. In 1851, he learns new sword fighting techniques from Otavio Corsone, a former student of Ramírez. Their friendship ends when Duncan realizes the noble-born sees the Scottish Highlander as a barbarian beneath his class.[13] Years later, Duncan joins the American Civil War, becoming a scout for the Union Army and a conductor on the Underground Railroad. He spends some time in a Confederate prison camp. After the war, he travels between the U.S. and Europe, having different adventures and professions. During World War I, he works as an army medic in Europe. During World War II, he is in London for a time before joining the French Resistance. Afterward, he aids Jewish refugees before returning to North America.

TV series modern day adventures[edit]

In 1980, Duncan meets and falls in love with French artist and sculptor Tessa Noël.[14] After three years, he explains his true nature to her, though he does not explain that immortals battle each other for power in the Game.[2] To his relief, she decides to remain at his side. Over the next several years, he occasionally battles other immortals but does not tell Tessa, not wishing to worry her. By 1992, they move to Seacouver and open a shop called MacLeod and Noël Antiques. One night, while a thief named Richie Ryan breaks into the shop, MacLeod is confronted by an evil immortal named Slan Quince. Tessa at last learns about the Game and that certain immortals are determined to win the Prize, the collected power of all immortals who ever lived. Though angry that Duncan kept this from her and now fearful that life with him will regularly involve violence, Tessa decides to remain. Witnessing Duncan’s fights with Quince, Richie Ryan learns about the existence of immortals. Duncan decides to take him in, saying the 17-year-old needs guidance so he doesn’t return to his criminal life. Richie is hired to work at the antique shop and becomes a younger brother of sorts to Duncan and Tessa, adding enthusiasm and comic relief to their adventures.[2]

For a time, Duncan and Tessa relocate to Paris, living on a barge the Highlander purchases near Notre Dame. Richie joins them. MacLeod later learns that there is a group of mortals who have been secretly documenting the lives and actions of immortals for thousands of years, an organization called The Watchers. While most are benevolent and don’t interfere, a sub-group called the Hunters goes rogue, hunting down immortals so that none of them who win the Prize may use that power to rule humanity. Horton, leader of the Hunters, becomes a hated enemy to Duncan. Meanwhile, Joe Dawson, a Watcher assigned to observe Duncan, attempts to forge a friendship with the Highlander and openly aids him at times. Duncan is later shocked to learn that one of Joe’s Watcher colleagues is secretly the legendary immortal Methos, over 5000 years old and believed to be oldest living immortal. The two form their own friendship.

After returning to Seacouver, Duncan proposes to Tessa. Immediately afterward, Tessa is kidnapped by a Hunter. Duncan frees her and then sends her home with Richie while he investigates the man’s files. But outside, a mugger robs and fatally shoots Richie and Tessa. Duncan cradles Tessa’s body as Richie awakens, now realizing what the Highlander had sensed since they first met: he is also immortal.[14] Grief-stricken and feeling responsible for Tessa’s death, Duncan becomes a more somber and introverted character. He has Richie sell the antique shop and then purchases a gym called DeSalvo’s Martial Arts. He keeps former owner Charlie DeSalvo on as the manager and befriends him. Together, Charlie and Duncan teach Richie martial arts and sword fighting. When Richie repeatedly seems motivated by emotion rather than reason in his battles, Duncan decides he has taught the young man enough and they must go down different paths now.[15] They resume a friendship later but repeatedly clash in regards to morality, whom to trust, and how to deal with enemies.

A year after Tessa’s death, MacLeod next major relationship in the series is with trauma surgeon Anne Lindsey.[16] Duncan later realizes she is being targeted by his enemies and believes it might be best that they go separate ways. Soon afterward, Anne witnesses Duncan apparently dying and he decides to keep his survival secret to protect her, leaving for Paris once more. Later, he regrets this and contacts her, revealing his true nature. Anne now has a child from a brief relationship with a friend who comforted her and Duncan prepares to help raise her child so they can be together. Anne later witnesses the cruelty of an evil immortal and realizes she hopes Duncan will kill him in a duel. She decides she cannot be in a relationship with the Highlander, arguing that a doctor is supposed to save lives and not condone killing. They break up.[17]

Revisiting his home for the first time in centuries, Duncan meets Rachel MacLeod, a mortal descendant of the Clan MacLeod. Suspicious of Duncan at first, she later realizes he is a good person and the legendary Duncan MacLeod who seemingly returned from death. During this visit, Duncan uses his old clan broadsword to avenge the death of his father, realizing the man was killed by a Viking immortal. Duncan and Rachel become friends and share a brief relationship.[18]

As the series goes on, Duncan loses more beloved friends, both mortal and immortal, sometimes being indirectly or directly responsible for their deaths. After suffering a Dark Quickening, his personality corrupted by the evil of the person whose power he absorbed, he attacks multiple friends and kills one, only realizing afterward that he is not in control of himself.[19] He heals from the experience but carries the guilt of his actions. When a demonic entity warps his perception with hallucinations and drives him to attack a beloved friend,[20] he spends a year in isolation to process the trauma and his guilt.[21]

Duncan comes to wonder if his friends would not have been better off not knowing him. In the two-part series finale episodes, entitled «To Be» and «Not To Be,» Duncan has visions of a world where he was never born and realizes the positive effect he has had on many lives, even Richie and Tessa.

Films[edit]

Highlander: Endgame (2000) — While the first three theatrical films of the Highlander franchise starred Connor MacLeod, the fourth theatrical film Highlander: Endgame continued the canon of Highlander: The Series, which had ended its six-year run two years earlier. The series was originally going to team-up Duncan with his sometimes love Amanda, who had become the star of her spin-off show Highlander: The Raven. The spin-off only lasted one season and plans changed so that the film would now feature Connor and Duncan once again uniting. Highlander: Endgame establishes that Duncan has killed at least 176 immortals by the year 2000. The film got mixed reviews with many feeling negatively about it.

The film’s flashbacks give further details regarding Connor training Duncan when they were younger. It also reveals that Duncan married a pre-immortal Irish woman named Kate Devaney in 1715. While Connor advises that Kate be allowed to simply age and die naturally, Duncan decides to activate her immortality by giving her a fatal stab wound. Hating her new immortality, Kate leaves and resents Duncan for condemning her to an ageless life.

The film introduces Jacob Kell, an evil immortal with a grudge against Connor who ignores the rules of the Game, overpowering other immortals with the help of henchmen.Duncan reunites with Connor and discovers that one of Kell’s soldiers, the woman called Faith, is his immortal former wife Kate. Sickened of his unending life of violence and believing that neither he nor Duncan can defeat Kell alone, Connor duels Duncan and demands the younger Highlander take his head and power. Seeing Connor won’t be swayed, Duncan tells Connor he loves him and considers him a brother. He then beheads Connor, absorbing his power and knowledge. When Duncan later battles Kell, he briefly speaks with Connor’s face and voice.

An extended ending on the DVD release reveals that after beheading Kell, Duncan discovers that Faith is still alive. Willing to re-establish at least a friendship with Duncan, Faith once again calls herself Kate.

Highlander: The Source (2007) — Made for broadcast by the Syfy channel (then still called «the Sci-Fi Channel»), this TV-movie aired at 9 PM Eastern on Saturday, September 15, 2007 as a «Sci-Fi Original Movie».[22] Continuing Duncan’s adventures several years after Highlander: Endgame, the story takes place in a possible future version of Earth where human society has fallen into chaos. Duncan has married a mortal woman named Anna Teshemka but separated from her when she decided they couldn’t stay together if she couldn’t have a family with him. With her and other allies, he investigates an energy well in Eastern Europe that may be the legendary Source of Immortality. The closer he approaches the Source, the more mortal he becomes. During their quest, Duncan and his allies are hunted by the Guardian, an immortal with enhanced abilities. At the end of the film, Duncan defeats the Guardian but does not behead him. He and Anna then seem to merge with the Source and she reveals they will have a child. The film met with largely negative reviews. Plans to follow it up with further TV films were canceled.

In 2008, a short film called «Reunion» was released in the DVD collection of Highlander: The Series. The film, written by series producer David Abramowitz and directed by Don Paonessa, did not acknowledge the events of Highlander: The Source. The story revolved around Joe Dawson adjusting to retirement, Methos deciding he wished to get married, and Amanda reconsidering her lifestyle. Duncan was mentioned but not seen. At the Highlander Worldwide Convention the next year, TV series producer David Abramowitz referred to Highlander: The Source as a «bad dream» Duncan had, leading many fans to dismiss it from canon.

Books[edit]

A series of nine licensed novels were released from October 1995 to February 1999: The Return of the Immortal, The Element of Fire, Scimitar, Scotland the Brave, Measure of a Man, The Path, Zealot, Shadow of Obsession, The Captive Soul, White Silence, and An Evening at Joe’s. These novels detail additional events in Duncan’s life. The Element of Fire features more adventures of Duncan and Connor fighting alongside each other.

A German language novel entitled Highlander: Die Rückkehr des Unsterblichen (Highlander: The Return of the Immortal) was also released. The novel deals with Duncan wishing to leave the Game and takes place during the season one episode «Deadly Medicine.»

RK Books published a series called Highlander Imagine. Although technically a fan fiction series written by W.L. Jones and L. Bordini, the series is authorized by Davis-Panzer Productions and StudioCanal Films Ltd. The books depict an alternate continuity where Tessa did not die at the end of the episode «The Darkness» and explores Duncan’s life afterward. The books include Highlander Imagine — For Love’s Sake, Highlander Imagine — Beyond Infinity, and Highlander Imagine — Code Name: Immortal.

Comics[edit]

Duncan also appears in the Highlander comics. In the fifth issue of the comics he comforts Connor after Brenda Wyatt is injured in a car accident on New Year’s Eve in 1986. In another story, collected as Highlander: Dark Quickening, Duncan helps Connor deal with the aftereffects of absorbing the Kurgan’s Quickening. Another story, collected as Highlander: Armageddon, Duncan is captured by a renegade Watcher group called the Eye and forced to compete in a fight club against other immortal warriors.

Audio plays[edit]

Adrian Paul reprises his role as Duncan MacLeod in audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions: The Lesson, Love and Hate, The Secret of the Sword, and Kurgan Rising. One story features a sexually transmitted disease deadly to immortals. In another, an immortal being killed on holy ground seems to upset reality, temporarily resurrecting both the Kurgan and Connor MacLeod.

Duncan also appears in Highlander: A Celtic Opera, an opera jointly composed by Roger Bellon and Harlan Collins. The opera follows Duncan’s banishment from his clan, his relationship with a mortal woman named Aurora who becomes his wife, and his encounters with an immortal Visigoth named Fritagern. In the end, Duncan beheads Fritagern in the 21st century after the man murders a cloned Aurora on their wedding day.

Character development[edit]

The TV series originally intended to feature Connor MacLeod as the protagonist, picking up seven years after the battle with his enemy the Kurgan at the end of the original Highlander movie. When film actor Christopher Lambert turned down an offer to reprise the role of Connor for the series, the producers decided to simply recast the role. Adrian Paul auditioned and was cast but then suggested that since Lambert’s portrayal of Connor was popular with fans it would be better to create a new character rather than try to replace him. The production agreed that doing this would allow the show more freedom to create its own hero and so it was decided that Adrian Paul would now be playing Connor’s student and kinsman Duncan MacLeod. Lambert guest-starred in the show’s first episode to show his approval of the new Highlander and to establish their relationship to the audience.[23]

Like Connor, Duncan shares a love of antiques, collecting mementos from different lifetimes and cultures, and learning about the art and history of different cultures. Connor had been portrayed in the films as someone who had a good sense of humor and cared deeply for some people, but was largely introverted and tried to live quietly without drawing much attention to himself. In contrast, Duncan was made to be more of a swashbuckler, often volunteering to help friends and even sometimes strangers with their problems and protect them from others. With a strong sense of honor and a sometimes stubborn determination to protect and avenge his friends, he is sometimes called a Boy Scout or compared to a superhero by other characters.[24] Along with this, he holds harsh judgment against those he considers corrupt or dangerous, even after years or centuries have passed unless he sees proof that they have changed. According to Executive Producer William Panzer, «once you’ve hurt him, he doesn’t forget. And immortals have a long time to remember, and sooner or later you will cross his path.»[25]

Duncan is more open to love than Connor and the movies reveal he has married or hoped to marry on multiple occasions. He does not take the Game as seriously as Connor and continually hopes he can simply retire from it and never have to worry that one day he may fight his friends.[2] Duncan is often haunted by the loss of those he comes to care for. In the first episode, he remarks, «No matter how many years go by or how many times you say goodbye to those you care most about, when they leave, you… When they die, you’re naked and alone.»[2]

Actor Alexandra Vandernoot who played Tessa thought «the relationship between Tessa and MacLeod was very deep because very soon, he told her about himself… because he trusted her, and I think trust is a very good definition of their relationship. She trusted him entirely and he trusted her.»[26] Reviewer Rob Lineberger said, «Together, they are a model couple. They have healthy banter, intense arguments, plenty of romance, and an easy comfort with each other.»[27] Following the death of Tessa, Duncan becomes noticeably more somber and more guarded. Further deaths throughout the series bring him increased feelings of guilt and grief. Associate Creative Consultant Gillian Horvath said, «it changed the tone of the show. It made Highlander the show where you couldn’t be positive that the characters were safe because they were in the credits.»[28] Tessa’s death gave the show a more pessimistic tone that influenced the remaining characters. Lineberger said, «Richie and Duncan relate to each other differently from now on, and Duncan is bereft of much of his joy [and] moodier as well. Tessa is no longer around to lighten him.»[29]

Reception[edit]

TV Guide ranked Duncan MacLeod # 11 on its «25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends» list.[30]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Episode «The Gathering», Bonus material, Article: «Duncan MacLeod», in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 1.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Episode «The Gathering», in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 1.
  3. ^ Episode «Family Tree», in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 1
  4. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 5 — «Prophecy.»
  5. ^ Episode «Family Tree», Bonus Material, Watcher Chronicle, article: Duncan MacLeod-1622, in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 1.
  6. ^ The date is from the Watcher Chronicle in Highlander: The Series (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 1, episode «The Gathering», bonus materials.
  7. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 3 — «Finale: Part 1.»
  8. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 5 — «The End of Innocence.»
  9. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 2 — «Prodigal Son.»
  10. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 3 — «The Samurai.»
  11. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 3 — «They Also Serve.»
  12. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 1 — «Band of Brothers.»
  13. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 5 — «Duende.»
  14. ^ a b Highlander: The Series Season 2 — «The Darkness.»
  15. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 2 — «Under Color of Authority.»
  16. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 3 — «Rite of Passage.»
  17. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 3 — «Mortal Sins.»
  18. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 4 — «Homeland.»
  19. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 4 — «Something Wicked.»
  20. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 5 — «Archangel.»
  21. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 6 — «Avatar.»
  22. ^ Schedule. scifi.com
  23. ^ Interview With Adrian Paul
  24. ^ Episode «Free Fall», in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, David-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 2.
  25. ^ Episode «For Evil’s Sake», Bonus Material, Bill Panzer’s interview, in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, David-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 5.
  26. ^ Alexandra Vandernoot, in Highlander: Counterfeit, Bonus Material, Interviews with Cast and Crew (DVD, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2004).
  27. ^ Lineberger, Rob (17 December 2002). «Highlander: The Series, Season One». DVDVerdict.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  28. ^ Gillian Horvath, in Thomas, Scott (March 1998). «The Making of Highlander: The Series Season Two». Retrovision. Retrovision. OCLC 40987681. Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
  29. ^ Lineberger, Rob (18 March 2004). «Highlander: The Series, Season Two». DVDVerdict.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  30. ^ TV Guide Book of Lists. Running Press. 2007. pp. 168. ISBN 978-0-7624-3007-9.

External links[edit]

  • Highlander: Endgame at IMDb
  • Highlander: The Source at IMDb
  • Highlander: The Series at IMDb
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Duncan MacLeod
Highlander character
Duncan1-1-.jpg
First appearance «The Gathering»
Portrayed by Adrian Paul
(Original)
Jeremy Beck
(Young)
In-universe information
Born 1592[1]
Immortality 1622[1]
Teacher Connor MacLeod[1]
Hamza el Kahir
Graham Ashe
Pierre Segur
Hideo Koto
May-Ling Shen
Otavio Consone

Duncan MacLeod is a fictional character and the protagonist of Highlander: The Series, which ran for six seasons from 1992 to 1998. The character also starred in two spin-off films, Highlander: Endgame and Highlander: The Source.

Portrayed by British actor Adrian Paul, Duncan is born in the Scottish Highlands in 1592, a member of the Clan MacLeod, and later discovers he is an immortal, a person born with the power of the Quickening. This means he is unable to die unless beheaded, and he can absorb the power and knowledge of other immortals he beheads. Because of this latter ability, Duncan sometimes encounters immortals who wish only to gather power by hunting each other, seeing it as a Game where the winner will gain «the Prize», the collective power and knowledge of all immortals who ever lived («in the end, there can be only one»). Trained in combat, survival, and sword-fighting by his elder cousin Connor (the original hero of the Highlander movie franchise) and others, Duncan MacLeod travels the world in search of friendship and adventure, helping people when he can, sometimes fighting alongside or against other immortals.[2]

The series follows Duncan’s adventures in the present day, while regular flashbacks reveal earlier adventures across the centuries. At the start of the series, he lives in the fictional city of Seacouver, Washington, but at different points in the show he also lives on a barge in Paris, France. This is because production regularly switched filming between Paris and Vancouver, British Columbia. The sixth and final season was filmed entirely in Paris.

Originally, Highlander: The Series was created to carry on directly from the events of the original 1986 film Highlander. The film had ended with Connor MacLeod becoming the last immortal in 1985, ending the Game and earning «The Prize». Rather than ignore the original story entirely, the series would take place in a new timeline where the events of the film still happened but Connor’s final battle did not earn him the Prize because many immortals were still alive on Earth. Film actor Christopher Lambert decided not to join the show and reprise Connor. After he was cast, actor Adrian Paul suggested he should play a new immortal Scottish Highlander instead, so he and the show could avoid critical comparisons with the original film and Lambert’s performance. The producers agreed and it was decided Adrian would play Duncan, a kinsman of Connor in this new timeline who was born decades after Connor realized his own immortality.

Character biography[edit]

TV series background[edit]

Duncan MacLeod was born in 1592 in Glenfinnan, Scotland.[2] Raised as the son of the clan chieftain, he would later learn that he was actually adopted in order to replace a baby who had died in stillbirth. He never learns the identity of his biological parents, but the woman who raised him declares he is her son as far as she is concerned.[3] As a child, Duncan hears stories about Connor MacLeod, a man who had died in battle in 1536 only to revive later, fully healed, which led the clan to banish him for witchcraft. Young Duncan believes this story is a myth. At thirteen years old, Duncan encounters Cassandra, «the Witch of Donal Woods.» Cassandra, secretly an immortal, prophesies that Duncan will be a great warrior against evil and possibly destroy an enemy of hers.[4]

In 1622, the adult Duncan is fatally wounded in battle against the Clan Campbell.[5] When his wounds heal and he awakens alive and well, he believes it is a miracle but his father disowns him, believing it is witchcraft. Duncan is banished and forced to live in exile. He unknowingly fights another immortal and recovers from fatal wounds again after another battle. Connor finally finds him in 1625, having heard stories of yet another member of the Clan MacLeod being exiled for unnatural powers.[6] Connor befriends Duncan and teaches him his true nature, explaining there are rare people born with a power that, along with making them unable to produce children, activates if the person suffers the shock of violent death. After this First Death, they become ageless and invincible to death unless beheaded (though the head is more vulnerable to injury and limbs cannot be regrown). Connor explains that other immortals can take Duncan’s Quickening if they kill him, absorbing his knowledge and power. The Game says that «in the end, there can be only one» and has only a few rules, such as no conflict on holy ground and only one-on-one duels. Connor spends years with Duncan, training him how to survive, and the two come to regard each other as brothers.[2]

Preferring friendship, art, and the exchange of knowledge to violence and killing, Duncan travels the world and becomes allies with other immortals if they don’t feel the need to challenge him. Close immortal friends include Hugh «Fitz» Fitzcairn and the thief Amanda. Duncan has an on-again, off-again relationship with Amanda. Duncan joins fights and wars when he believes he follows a just cause, leading him to become an experienced warrior. Originally taking pride in being reckless and a little uneducated, he matures into a worldly person, becoming knowledgeable in many fields and martial arts, and learning many languages. He comes to appreciate the practices and wisdom of other cultures.

In the Middle East, Duncan trains with an Arabian immortal named Hamza el Kahir.[7] In Europe, he trains with an immortal named Tjanefer (calling himself «Graham Ashe»), who had taught Connor’s own mentor Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez,[8] and then another named Pierre Segur.[9] All three of these friendships are cut short when each teacher is challenged and killed by other immortals. In 1778, he befriends and trains under the samurai Hideo Koto in Japan. When Koto sacrifices himself for MacLeod, the Highlander inherits his katana and swears to protect the man’s family for as long as he lives.[10] After leaving Japan, Duncan meets May-Ling Shen, a Chinese immortal warrior, and former courtesan, in 1780. Surprised that the warrior «Master Shen» is a woman, Duncan becomes her student in martial arts.[11] Briefly, they are lovers as well before parting as friends. Duncan later becomes involved in the Napoleonic Wars, during which he befriends the immortal priest Darius. As the war draws to a close, Duncan decides to relocate to America, hoping to find a more peaceful life in the «New World.»[12]

In America, Duncan lives with the Sioux people, taking a lover named Little Deer and helping raise her child Kahani, whom he loves as his own. When the tribe is later murdered by white colonials and a bigoted immortal named Kern, Duncan temporarily leaves society and the Game by living in isolation on holy ground.[2] By 1847, Duncan leaves and returns to Europe for a time. In 1851, he learns new sword fighting techniques from Otavio Corsone, a former student of Ramírez. Their friendship ends when Duncan realizes the noble-born sees the Scottish Highlander as a barbarian beneath his class.[13] Years later, Duncan joins the American Civil War, becoming a scout for the Union Army and a conductor in the Underground Railroad. He spends some time in a Confederate prison camp. After the war, he travels between the U.S. and Europe, having different adventures and professions. During World War I, he works as an army medic in Europe. During World War II, he is in London for a time before joining the French Resistance. Afterward, he aids Jewish refugees before returning to North America.

TV series modern day adventures[edit]

In 1980, Duncan meets and falls in love with French artist and sculptor Tessa Noël.[14] After three years, he explains his true nature to her, though he does not explain that immortals battle each other for power in the Game.[2] To his relief, she decides to remain at his side. Over the next several years, he occasionally battles other immortals but does not tell Tessa, not wishing to worry her. By 1992, they move to Seacouver and open a shop called MacLeod and Noël Antiques. One night, while a thief named Richie Ryan breaks into the shop, MacLeod is confronted by an evil immortal named Slan Quince. Tessa at last learns about the Game and that certain immortals are determined to win the Prize, the collected power of all immortals who ever lived. Though angry that Duncan kept this from her and now fearful that life with him will regularly involve violence, Tessa decides to remain. Witnessing Duncan’s fights with Quince, Richie Ryan learns about the existence of immortals. Duncan decides to take him in, saying the 17-year-old needs guidance so he doesn’t return to his criminal life. Richie is hired to work at the antique shop and becomes a younger brother of sorts to Duncan and Tessa, adding enthusiasm and comic relief to their adventures.[2]

For a time, Duncan and Tessa relocate to Paris, living on a barge the Highlander purchases near Notre Dame. Richie joins them. MacLeod later learns that there is a group of mortals who have been secretly documenting the lives and actions of immortals for thousands of years, an organization called The Watchers. While most are benevolent and don’t interfere, a sub-group called the Hunters goes rogue, hunting down immortals so that none of them who win the Prize may use that power to rule humanity. Horton, leader of the Hunters, becomes a hated enemy to Duncan. Meanwhile, Joe Dawson, a Watcher assigned to observe Duncan, attempts to forge a friendship with the Highlander and openly aids him at times. Duncan is later shocked to learn that one of Joe’s Watcher colleagues is secretly the legendary immortal Methos, over 5000 years old and believed to be the oldest living immortal. The two form their own friendship.

After returning to Seacouver, Duncan proposes to Tessa. Immediately afterward, Tessa is kidnapped by a Hunter. Duncan frees her and then sends her home with Richie while he investigates the man’s files. But outside, a mugger robs and fatally shoots Richie and Tessa. Duncan cradles Tessa’s body as Richie awakens, now realizing what the Highlander had sensed since they first met: he is also immortal.[14] Grief-stricken and feeling responsible for Tessa’s death, Duncan becomes a more somber and introverted character. He has Richie sell the antique shop and then purchases a gym called DeSalvo’s Martial Arts. He keeps former owner Charlie DeSalvo on as the manager and befriends him. Together, Charlie and Duncan teach Richie martial arts and sword fighting. When Richie repeatedly seems motivated by emotion rather than reason in his battles, Duncan decides he has taught the young man enough and they must go down different paths now.[15] They resume a friendship later but repeatedly clash in regards to morality, whom to trust, and how to deal with enemies.

A year after Tessa’s death, MacLeod’s next major relationship in the series begins with trauma surgeon Anne Lindsey.[16] Duncan later realizes she is being targeted by his enemies and believes it might be best that they go separate ways. Soon afterward, Anne witnesses Duncan apparently dying and he decides to keep his survival secret to protect her, leaving for Paris once more. Later, he regrets this and contacts her, revealing his true nature. Anne now has a child from a brief relationship with a friend who comforted her and Duncan prepares to help raise her child so they can be together. Anne later witnesses the cruelty of an evil immortal and realizes she hopes Duncan will kill him in a duel. She decides she cannot be in a relationship with the Highlander, arguing that a doctor is supposed to save lives and not condone killing. They break up.[17]

Revisiting his home for the first time in centuries, Duncan meets Rachel MacLeod, a mortal descendant of the Clan MacLeod. Suspicious of Duncan at first, she later realizes he is a good person and the legendary Duncan MacLeod who seemingly returned from death. During this visit, Duncan uses his old clan broadsword to avenge the death of his father, realizing the man was killed by a Viking immortal. Duncan and Rachel become friends and share a brief relationship.[18]

As the series goes on, Duncan loses more beloved friends, both mortal and immortal, sometimes being indirectly or directly responsible for their deaths. After suffering a Dark Quickening, his personality corrupted by the evil of the person whose power he absorbed, he attacks multiple friends and kills one, only realizing afterward that he is not in control of himself.[19] He heals from the experience but carries the guilt of his actions. When a demonic entity warps his perception with hallucinations and drives him to attack a beloved friend,[20] he spends a year in isolation to process the trauma and his guilt.[21]

Duncan comes to wonder if his friends would not have been better off not knowing him. In the two-part series finale episodes, entitled «To Be» and «Not To Be,» Duncan has visions of a world where he was never born and realizes the positive effect he has had on many lives, even Richie and Tessa.

Films[edit]

Highlander: Endgame (2000) — While the first three theatrical films of the Highlander franchise starred Connor MacLeod, the fourth theatrical film Highlander: Endgame continued the canon of Highlander: The Series, which had ended its six-year run two years earlier. The series was originally going to team-up Duncan with his sometimes love Amanda, who had become the star of her spin-off show Highlander: The Raven. The spin-off only lasted one season and plans changed so that the film would now feature Connor and Duncan once again uniting. Highlander: Endgame establishes that Duncan has killed at least 176 immortals by the year 2000. The film got mixed reviews with many feeling negatively about it.

The film’s flashbacks give further details regarding Connor training Duncan when they were younger. It also reveals that Duncan married a pre-immortal Irish woman named Kate Devaney in 1715. While Connor advises that Kate be allowed to simply age and die naturally, Duncan decides to activate her immortality by giving her a fatal stab wound. Hating her new immortality, Kate leaves and resents Duncan for condemning her to an ageless life.

The film introduces Jacob Kell, an evil immortal with a grudge against Connor who ignores the rules of the Game, overpowering other immortals with the help of henchmen. Duncan reunites with Connor and discovers that one of Kell’s soldiers, the woman called Faith, is his immortal former wife Kate. Sickened of his unending life of violence and believing that neither he nor Duncan can defeat Kell alone, Connor duels Duncan and demands the younger Highlander take his head and power. Seeing Connor won’t be swayed, Duncan tells Connor he loves him and considers him a brother. He then beheads Connor, absorbing his power and knowledge. When Duncan later battles Kell, he briefly speaks with Connor’s face and voice.

An extended ending on the DVD release reveals that after beheading Kell, Duncan discovers that Faith is still alive. Willing to re-establish at least a friendship with Duncan, Faith once again calls herself Kate.

Highlander: The Source (2007) — Made for broadcast by the Syfy channel (then still called «the Sci-Fi Channel»), this TV-movie aired at 9 PM Eastern on Saturday, September 15, 2007 as a «Sci-Fi Original Movie».[22] Continuing Duncan’s adventures several years after Highlander: Endgame, the story takes place in a possible future version of Earth where human society has fallen into chaos. Duncan has married a mortal woman named Anna Teshemka but separated from her when she decided they couldn’t stay together if she couldn’t have a family with him. With her and other allies, he investigates an energy well in Eastern Europe that may be the legendary Source of Immortality. The closer he approaches the Source, the more mortal he becomes. During their quest, Duncan and his allies are hunted by the Guardian, an immortal with enhanced abilities. At the end of the film, Duncan defeats the Guardian but does not behead him. He and Anna then seem to merge with the Source and she reveals they will have a child. The film was met with largely negative reviews. Plans to follow it up with further TV films were canceled.

In 2008, a short film called «Reunion» was released in the DVD collection of Highlander: The Series. The film, written by series producer David Abramowitz and directed by Don Paonessa, did not acknowledge the events of Highlander: The Source. The story revolved around Joe Dawson adjusting to retirement, Methos deciding he wished to get married, and Amanda reconsidering her lifestyle. Duncan was mentioned but not seen. At the Highlander Worldwide Convention the next year, TV series producer David Abramowitz referred to Highlander: The Source as a «bad dream» Duncan had, leading many fans to dismiss it from canon.

Books[edit]

A series of nine licensed novels were released from October 1995 to February 1999: The Return of the Immortal, The Element of Fire, Scimitar, Scotland the Brave, Measure of a Man, The Path, Zealot, Shadow of Obsession, The Captive Soul, White Silence, and An Evening at Joe’s. These novels detail additional events in Duncan’s life. The Element of Fire features more adventures of Duncan and Connor fighting alongside each other.

A German language novel entitled Highlander: Die Rückkehr des Unsterblichen (Highlander: The Return of the Immortal) was also released. The novel deals with Duncan wishing to leave the Game and takes place during the season one episode «Deadly Medicine.»

RK Books published a series called Highlander Imagine. Although technically a fan fiction series written by W.L. Jones and L. Bordini, the series is authorized by Davis-Panzer Productions and StudioCanal Films Ltd. The books depict an alternate continuity where Tessa did not die at the end of the episode «The Darkness» and explores Duncan’s life afterward. The books include Highlander Imagine — For Love’s Sake, Highlander Imagine — Beyond Infinity, and Highlander Imagine — Code Name: Immortal.

Comics[edit]

Duncan also appears in the Highlander comics. In the fifth issue of the comics he comforts Connor after Brenda Wyatt is injured in a car accident on New Year’s Eve in 1986. In another story, collected as Highlander: Dark Quickening, Duncan helps Connor deal with the aftereffects of absorbing the Kurgan’s Quickening. Another story, collected as Highlander: Armageddon, Duncan is captured by a renegade Watcher group called the Eye and forced to compete in a fight club against other immortal warriors.

Audio plays[edit]

Adrian Paul reprises his role as Duncan MacLeod in audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions: The Lesson, Love and Hate, The Secret of the Sword, and Kurgan Rising. One story features a sexually transmitted disease deadly to immortals. In another, an immortal being killed on holy ground seems to upset reality, temporarily resurrecting both the Kurgan and Connor MacLeod.

Duncan also appears in Highlander: A Celtic Opera, an opera jointly composed by Roger Bellon and Harlan Collins. The opera follows Duncan’s banishment from his clan, his relationship with a mortal woman named Aurora who becomes his wife, and his encounters with an immortal Visigoth named Fritagern. In the end, Duncan beheads Fritagern in the 21st century after the man murders a cloned Aurora on their wedding day.

Character development[edit]

The TV series originally intended to feature Connor MacLeod as the protagonist, picking up seven years after the battle with his enemy the Kurgan at the end of the original Highlander movie. When film actor Christopher Lambert turned down an offer to reprise the role of Connor for the series, the producers decided to simply recast the role. Adrian Paul auditioned and was cast but then suggested that since Lambert’s portrayal of Connor was popular with fans it would be better to create a new character rather than try to replace him. The production agreed that doing this would allow the show more freedom to create its own hero and so it was decided that Adrian Paul would now be playing Connor’s student and kinsman Duncan MacLeod. Lambert guest-starred in the show’s first episode to show his approval of the new Highlander and to establish their relationship to the audience.[23]

Like Connor, Duncan shares a love of antiques, collecting mementos from different lifetimes and cultures, and learning about the art and history of different cultures. Connor had been portrayed in the films as someone who had a good sense of humor and cared deeply for some people, but was largely introverted and tried to live quietly without drawing much attention to himself. In contrast, Duncan was made to be more of a swashbuckler, often volunteering to help friends and even sometimes strangers with their problems and protect them from others. With a strong sense of honor and a sometimes stubborn determination to protect and avenge his friends, he is sometimes called a Boy Scout or compared to a superhero by other characters.[24] Along with this, he holds harsh judgment against those he considers corrupt or dangerous, even after years or centuries have passed unless he sees proof that they have changed. According to Executive Producer William Panzer, «once you’ve hurt him, he doesn’t forget. And immortals have a long time to remember, and sooner or later you will cross his path.»[25]

Duncan is more open to love than Connor and the movies reveal he has married or hoped to marry on multiple occasions. He does not take the Game as seriously as Connor and continually hopes he can simply retire from it and never have to worry that one day he may fight his friends.[2] Duncan is often haunted by the loss of those he comes to care for. In the first episode, he remarks, «No matter how many years go by or how many times you say goodbye to those you care most about, when they leave, you… When they die, you’re naked and alone.»[2]

Actor Alexandra Vandernoot who played Tessa thought «the relationship between Tessa and MacLeod was very deep because very soon, he told her about himself… because he trusted her, and I think trust is a very good definition of their relationship. She trusted him entirely and he trusted her.»[26] Reviewer Rob Lineberger said, «Together, they are a model couple. They have healthy banter, intense arguments, plenty of romance, and an easy comfort with each other.»[27] Following the death of Tessa, Duncan becomes noticeably more somber and more guarded. Further deaths throughout the series bring him increased feelings of guilt and grief. Associate Creative Consultant Gillian Horvath said, «it changed the tone of the show. It made Highlander the show where you couldn’t be positive that the characters were safe because they were in the credits.»[28] Tessa’s death gave the show a more pessimistic tone that influenced the remaining characters. Lineberger said, «Richie and Duncan relate to each other differently from now on, and Duncan is bereft of much of his joy [and] moodier as well. Tessa is no longer around to lighten him.»[29]

Reception[edit]

TV Guide ranked Duncan MacLeod # 11 on its «25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends» list.[30]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Episode «The Gathering», Bonus material, Article: «Duncan MacLeod», in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 1.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Episode «The Gathering», in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 1.
  3. ^ Episode «Family Tree», in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 1
  4. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 5 — «Prophecy.»
  5. ^ Episode «Family Tree», Bonus Material, Watcher Chronicle, article: Duncan MacLeod-1622, in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 1.
  6. ^ The date is from the Watcher Chronicle in Highlander: The Series (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 1, episode «The Gathering», bonus materials.
  7. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 3 — «Finale: Part 1.»
  8. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 5 — «The End of Innocence.»
  9. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 2 — «Prodigal Son.»
  10. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 3 — «The Samurai.»
  11. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 3 — «They Also Serve.»
  12. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 1 — «Band of Brothers.»
  13. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 5 — «Duende.»
  14. ^ a b Highlander: The Series Season 2 — «The Darkness.»
  15. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 2 — «Under Color of Authority.»
  16. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 3 — «Rite of Passage.»
  17. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 3 — «Mortal Sins.»
  18. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 4 — «Homeland.»
  19. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 4 — «Something Wicked.»
  20. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 5 — «Archangel.»
  21. ^ Highlander: The Series Season 6 — «Avatar.»
  22. ^ Schedule. scifi.com
  23. ^ Interview With Adrian Paul
  24. ^ Episode «Free Fall», in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, David-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 2.
  25. ^ Episode «For Evil’s Sake», Bonus Material, Bill Panzer’s interview, in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, David-Panzer Productions, 2001), disc 5.
  26. ^ Alexandra Vandernoot, in Highlander: Counterfeit, Bonus Material, Interviews with Cast and Crew (DVD, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2004).
  27. ^ Lineberger, Rob (17 December 2002). «Highlander: The Series, Season One». DVDVerdict.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  28. ^ Gillian Horvath, in Thomas, Scott (March 1998). «The Making of Highlander: The Series Season Two». Retrovision. Retrovision. OCLC 40987681. Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
  29. ^ Lineberger, Rob (18 March 2004). «Highlander: The Series, Season Two». DVDVerdict.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  30. ^ TV Guide Book of Lists. Running Press. 2007. pp. 168. ISBN 978-0-7624-3007-9.

External links[edit]

  • Highlander: Endgame at IMDb
  • Highlander: The Source at IMDb
  • Highlander: The Series at IMDb
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