Original sentence: "It derives its name from the gallant Keith, who, in 1010, so greatly signalised himself at the battle of Barrie, in Forfarshire, against the Danes, the island, with the barony of Keith, being conferred upon him on that occasion, as a reward for his valour, by Malcolm II".Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland records that:.The Scottish Gazeteer claims that the island was granted to Robert de Keith by Malcolm II of Scotland in 1010 in recognisance of his efforts in fighting off Marauding Danes.This derivation is controversial