[MR] BBC: William Wallace Tree Found?

[Garth Groff via Atlantia]

Noble Friends, Especially Fellow Scots:

Today BBC Scotland is reporting on the discovery of a tree that legend 
claims to which William Wallace was chained before he was turned over to 
the English. Tradition says they chains were renewed by locals each time 
they rusted away. The tree blew down in 1995, but portions with embedded 
chains were found in the stump. There is no proof to the legend, or that 
this is the named tree, but the story is interesting. Here is the story 
and images, including a controversial shot of Mel Gibson from 
BRAVEHEART: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-38747871 .

For more on William Wallace, try this: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace .

Wallace is commemorated by the Wallace Monument near Stirling: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Monument . The Monument used to 
display an unpopular statue of Mel Gibson as William Wallace by artist 
Tom Church. After the statue was repeatedly vandalized, it was returned 
to the sculptor. The artist offered it to Donald Trump for one of his 
golf courses, but even he didn't want it.

The monument displays what is claimed as Wallace's sword, though most 
experts believe that the sword has no historical association with the 
hero. The sword was known to have been sold to King James VI as 
Wallace's weapon. The king had the blade re-hilted: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Sword .

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, That Proud Scot