Into England, to catch a prey. James, 2nd Earl of Douglas, who led the raid, was mortally wounded in this battle, and the ballad represents "My wound is deep, I fain would sleep" as his dying words.
The Twa Knights is a traditional Scottish ballad. It was collected by Francis James Child as Child ballad number 268. [1] It is highly possible that the ballad was popularly unknown in Scotland, and ...
Started in 1887 to raise funds for poor Irish families in Scotland, the Irish can still be felt on Celtic Park today in the Irish folk and rebel ballads sung and the flags that flutter above the ...
Extreme activists' have been accused of conducting a 'deliberate, orchestrated and co-ordinated campaign' against Scotland's salmon farming industry. Tavish Scott, chief executive of industry body ...