None of the commentators thus far have picked up on the true significance of the song title - Border Reiver. The Border reivers were feuding families that lived along the Scottish-English Border causing mayhem for 300 years during the middle ages; a region which neither the Scottish or English thrones had much control over; and so, in the name of survival in an era of lawlessness, turned their focus to thieving from each other; principally cattle! During this time, the border region was known as the debateable lands; perhaps for obvious reasons. And the people that lived there were known as Reivers. Another name for reiver, is raider. They were raiders! So Mark is just playing with a double entendre in referencing a lorry called a reiver whilst setting it in the border region. Very Good Mark. Next!!
None of the commentators thus far have picked up on the true significance of the song title - Border Reiver. The Border reivers were feuding families that lived along the Scottish-English Border causing mayhem for 300 years during the middle ages; a region which neither the Scottish or English thrones had much control over; and so, in the name of survival in an era of lawlessness, turned their focus to thieving from each other; principally cattle! During this time, the border region was known as the debateable lands; perhaps for obvious reasons. And the people that lived there were known as Reivers. Another name for reiver, is raider. They were raiders! So Mark is just playing with a double entendre in referencing a lorry called a reiver whilst setting it in the border region. Very Good Mark. Next!!