He's the Highland warrior that an army of fans have fallen in love with after reading the Outlander books and watching the TV hit show.
But what do we know about the woman who was Jamie Fraser's mother, Ellen MacKenzie?
Said to have more than a passing resemblance to Jamie and Claire's daughter Brianna, Ellen was the red-haired daughter of a clan chief with a sharp tongue who captured the heart of not only Jamie's father Brian but also that of his godfather Murtagh.
