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WALLACE, William (1270?-1305).
The Scottish national hero William Wallace
as a young man killed an Englishman who had
insulted him. For this he was outlawed. He
then collected a band of followers and began
a struggle against the English rule of Edward I.
Gradually the number of his followers grew.
Wallace defeated and almost destroyed the
English army at Stirling on Sept. 11, 1297,
drove the enemy entirely out of Scotland,
and devastated the whole northern part of
England. As a reward Wallace was knighted
and proclaimed guardian of Scotland. Edward
soon led a new and larger English army against
him, and on July 22, 1298, Wallace's forces
were overpowered in the battle of Falkirk.
Wallace was later captured and taken to London.
There he was executed as a traitor on Aug. 23, 1305.
Wallace had failed to free his country
from the yoke of England, but he had
inspired others to carry on the struggle.
A few years later Scotland's independence
was temporarily secured under Robert Bruce.
This is a historic reproduction of the sword
used in Mel Gibson's movie, that not only made
the people of Scotland rise up two years ago
and throw out the english prime minister who
they had in their goverment. According to a
report on 28 October 1999 on the BBC/NPR radio
program "The World", the freedom fighters in
Chechnya are fans of the film "Braveheart". When
the film came out four years ago, apparently,
it made an enormous impact in Chechnya, and
the video is still circulating and is still
inspiring young men to yell "FREEDOMMMMMMM!!!!"
going into battle.
This a HUGE 2 Handed Sword with an overall length of 48 inches. The blade length is 27" Double Edged, 37 inches overall 10 inches covered in leather. The blade material
is stainless steel. The handle material is steel covered
in leather.The sheath is custom made leather.
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