[MR] William Wallace's State Sponsored Demise

[Garth Groff]

Noble Friends, and Especially Fellow Scots,

One 23 August 1305 Sir William Wallace was executed on the orders of 
King Edward I of England for treason. Sir William was doomed to a 
particularly nasty death: hanged, disemboweled, then drawn and quartered 
and beheaded. Edward threw in a few extra tortures as a bonus. Contrary 
to popular belief, this gruesome death was not especially devised for 
Wallace. A Welsh prince had already been despatched in this manner 
several years before.

You can read about Wallace at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace

The two Edinburgh statues showing him in mail with a great sword are 
rather plain, but still pretty good representations of how a normanized 
Scottish knight would have looked in full battle dress at the time--much 
the same kit as an English knight would have worn. The Aberdeen statue  
and the stained glass image show a two-handed broadsword that wasn't 
seen in Scotland until the early 15th century.

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, A Proud Scot