What is a Reiver? - Iowa Western Community College The simple answer: a Reiver is a River Pirate But there’s more to our mascot than just that The word “reiver” dates back to the Middle Ages English and Scottish tribes battled each other and plundered nearby communities
The History of the Border Reivers The story of the Reivers dates from the 14th century and continued into the late 17th century It concerns the border between England and Scotland, a frontier lacking law and order
Reivers – In Search of The Border Reivers Visitors who head north by road or rail for the Highlands and Islands often do not realise what they are missing by not stopping to savour the delights of the Border Lands, for centuries the stamping ground of the Border Reivers but now the peaceful homelands of the Anglo-Scottish Borderers
Border Reivers: discover who they were and how they . . . The Border Reivers were made up of the farmers and families who lived along the Anglo Scottish border between the 1290s and the early 1600s They began raiding during war time under the advisement of the English and Scottish monarchs but then continued this during times of peace