Bruce sent his female family members north to the shrine of St Duthac at Tain — traditionally a place of inviolable sanctuary — after his defeats at Methven and Dalrigh. The Earl of Ross — then aligned with England — violated the sanctuary and captured the entire Bruce family. Elizabeth was imprisoned in a cage in England; twelve-year-old Marjorie was similarly treated; Bruces sisters were sent to English nunneries. Bruce would not see his wife and daughter again for eight years. The violation of sanctuary was condemned even by English sources and created lasting enmity between Bruce and the Earl of Ross.
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