Blind Harry

Blind Harry
Bornc. 1440
Died1492 (aged c. 50)
Occupationminstrel
Years activec. 1470–1492
Notable workThe Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace
Blind Harry by Alexander Stoddart

Blind Harry (c. 1440 – 1492), also known as Harry, Hary or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the author of The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace, more commonly known as The Wallace. This is a lengthy poem recounting the life of William Wallace, the Scottish independence leader, written around 1477, 172 years after Wallace's death.