George Sinclair (mercenary)

[3] James VI and I, the brother-in-law of Christian IV of Denmark, forbade Scottish mercenaries from joining the Swedes in the Kalmar War (1611-1613).

[2][4] A week after they landed they were engaged by a Norwegian militia of farmers, with only a few Scotsmen escaping with their lives,[5] in what became known as the Battle of Kringen.

[8][9] Childe Sinclair and his menyie steered Across the salt sea waves; But at Kringellens' mountain gorge They filled untimely graves.

The horned moon is gleaming red, The waves are rolling deep; A mermaid trolled her demon lay - Childe Sinclair woke from sleep.

[11] Captured Scottish weapons, including a pistol, a lochabar axe and several basket hilt claymores, were put on display at the Gudbrandsdal Museum, Kvam, to commemorate the battle.

An Adolph Tidemand painting representing Sinclair's forces landing in Norway
Sinclair's men would have looked similar to these Scottish soldiers in the service of Gustavus Adolphus