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requires prior written permission. Forsyth Clan Crest: A crowned
blue griffin. Forsyth Clan Motto: Instaurator Ruinae (A repairer
of ruin). Forsyth Clan History: It is thought that the surname
could possibly originate from the Gaelic 'Fearsithe,' which
means 'Man of Peace.' Another clan tradition is that the family
descend from Forsach, a Viking who settled in France and whose
descendant later came to England where he acquired lands on the
Scottish Border. Robert de Fauside signed the Ragman Roll in
1296, and Osbert de Forsyth, his son, who distinguished himself
fighting at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, was granted lands
at Sauchie in Stirlingshire by Robert I. Lands at Polmaise-
Marischal were grante