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William Wallace
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish landowner who became one of the leaders in the wars for Scottish Independence during the 1200's. William Wallace led many successful military campaigns against England and King Edward I. His most notable battles are the Battle of Stirling Bridge and the Battle of Falkirk. He was captured by the English in 1305 and executed. Modern actor Mel Gibson directed a movie, Braveheart, based on William's life.
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Is William Wallace Scottish or Irish?
William Wallace was actually of Welsh stock, and settled in Scotland. 'Wallace' even meant speaker of Welsh, which could either relate to Welsh as spoken in Wales, or Cumbric (Old Welsh) spoken in 'Yr Hen Ogledd' ('the old North'). This is much a forgotten time in history ignored by Scottish and English historians. The region around Strathclyde and Ayrshire was part of an area occupied by Celts who were culturally tied to the Welsh (even the regions and place names were Welsh, and not Scots Gaelic), before the Anglo Saxons invaded after the Romans left, leaving room for Pictish tribes to move further south.
What happened to Gregory redman Wallace of the HBO documentary lalee's kin the legacy of cotton?
He became a sheriff's deputy.
Who was the king of Scotland after the death of William Wallace?
William Wallace was never King of Scotland. At the time of Wallace's death in 1305 Scotland had no King. Robert the Bruce became King of Scotland in 1306.
Did William Wallace really say the speech before stirling bridge in real life?
No. It is entirely the creation of hollywood scriptwriters.
Infact, Wallace was not even the commander of forces at Stirling Bridge. That honour fell to Andrew Moray, who was the senior Guardian of Scotland, and of far higher social standing than Wallace (who was a very minor noble).
Moray was mortally wounded while leading the scots forces at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, and died a little while afterwards, leaving Wallace to take much of the credit. However, Wallace led the Scots forces for only seven months after the Battle of Stirling, before defeat at Falkirk, after which Wallace resigned the title of Guardian of Scotland.
What are William Wallaces major accomplishments?
William Wallace was a Scottish rebel and he accomplished what he sent out to do. He helped inspire other Scottish rebels to fight for the independance of Scotland against the English. He also killed many English in the process and was a great person for stratigizing battles.
What is William Wallace's brothers name in braveheart?
I think the name of William Wallace's brother name is John. :))) Good Luck!:)))
William wallace was stretched then had his liver and other organs pulled out when he was alive then he had his head chopped off then he was drawn quartered then he had his put on a stick on the tower of london so everyone would what would happen to you if you didn't except king Edward 1's as the overlord or even king
What did William Wallace live and die for?
Sir William Wallace of Elerslie, hero of Scotland and true patriot, his desire for peace and freedom united the clans, gained the loyalty of the people, struck fear into his enemies and defied the cruel hand of an evil, waring and invading King - Edward 'Longshanks' Plantagenet I of England.
he wanted peace and freedom for his people against a foreign brutal invading English army. Alba gu brath
I have been researching William Wallace for my class and this site is the best source I have found so far - it lists some of the truths such as Braveheart is believed to be his uncle not William himself. It explains some of the changes Hollywood made to make to movie enjoyable and still close to accurate. While I have not researched the language aspect of it yet - this may help get you started. http://www.highlanderweb.co.UK/Wallace/
AnswerI think the answer is that you are in fact mishearing what they are saying, oddly enough both Ireland and Scotland speak similar dialects of Gaelic. After listening several times I am almost certain he is saying "Alba gu Br�th" which means "Scotland Forever". An understandable mistake as the sound almost the same.Answer
Irish Gaelic or Gaeilge is similar to Scottish Gaelic alright but they wouldn't sound all too similar when spoken. There were a very large amount of Irish who fought with the Scots so perhaps this had something to do with it, although why Hollywood would include that is unsure, unless it was a sly nod to Ireland seeing as the film was shot entirely in Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
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Ireland and Scotland are so interconnected, in fact William Wallace's parents were both Irish! William Wallace lived in and loved Scotland but in reality not depicted in the film both his parents were from Ireland.
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The character of William Wallace in the movie "Braveheart" never said "Éirinn go brách," which translates into English as "Ireland forever"; rather, he said "Alba gu bràth," which in English means "Scotland forever." Listen closely next time you watch Braveheart, and you will hear this immortal phrase!
