Editing David II of Scotland (section)

== Fictional portrayals ==
[[File:David II of Scotland by Sylvester Harding 1797.jpg|thumb|Depiction of David II by Sylvester Harding (1797)]]

David II has been depicted in historical novels. They include:<ref name="Nield">Nield (1968), p. 42</ref>
* ''Cressy and Poictiers; or, the Story of the Black Prince's Page'' (1865) by John George Edgar (1834–1864).<ref name="Nield"/><ref name="Shattock">Shattock (2000), pp. 1785–1786</ref> The novel depicts events of the years 1344 to 1370, with an epilogue in 1376. The events depicted cover part of the [[Hundred Years' War]] and the "Scotch Border Wars" ([[Second War of Scottish Independence]]), with the [[Battle of Neville's Cross]] (1346) being a key part of the plot. David II is one of the "principal characters", alongside [[Edward III of England]], [[Philippa of Hainault]], and [[Edward the Black Prince]];<ref name="Nield"/>

* ''Flowers of Chivalry'' (1988), by [[Nigel Tranter]], covers events of the [[Second War of Scottish Independence]] from 1332 to 1339. David II is a secondary character, the protagonists being [[Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie]] and [[William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale]];<ref>[http://cunninghamh.tripod.com/books/tobytimeline04 "Nigel Tranter Historical Novels", timeline of events depicted]</ref>

* [[Vagabond (novel)|''Vagabond'']] (2002) by [[Bernard Cornwell]].

David II also appears as a character in the Elizabethan play ''[[Edward III (play)|Edward III]]'' and also in the 2012 [[grand strategy game]] [[Crusader Kings II]] as the monarch of Scotland in 1336.