More on John Comyn - from whom the Lendrums and Lendrems are traditionally believed to be descendants.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III_Comyn,_Lord_of_Badenoch
John Comyn was stabbed to death by Robert Bruce. One version is that John Comyn sought to reinforce his claim to the Scottish throne by selling out his rival claimant - Robert Bruce - in a deal with Edward 1 of England. Bruce then killed him. Another version has it that Robert Bruce simply murdered his rival claimant to the Scottish throne. Either way, Robert Bruce was excommunicated - the murder took place in church - and the Church disapproved. The murder of John Comyn sparked a bitter civil war in Scotland with Robert Bruce emerging as victor.
