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'Robert Bruce's March to Bannockburn', also commonly known as 'Scots Wha Hae', first appeared in the Morning Chronicle on the 8th May 1794.
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Stanza One
The first stanza of ‘Scots Wha Hae’ introduces those who fought with Sir Wallace and Robert Bruce. The lyrical voice addresses the Scottish troops directly and tells them to prepare for battle (“Welcome to your gory bed,/Or to victory!”). Notice how the third line uses the metaphor“gory bed” to refer to death. Thus, there are two possible outcomes according to the lyrical voice of this battle, either death or victory.
Stanza Two
The second stanza refers to the moment of battle. The lyrical voice says: “Now’s the day, and now’s the hour”. Moreover, he also references the scene and what these soldiers are looking at (“See the front o’ battle lour;/See approach proud Edward’s power”). The lyrical voice points out the English forces approaching and the result of a possible defeat (“Chains and slavery!”). Notice the repetitionof the first line to emphasize the moment in which the lyrical voice is referring and the repetit...
Stanza Three
The third stanza of ‘Scots Wha Hae’ draws attention to soldiers who might affectthe outcome of the battle. The lyrical voice mentions three types of men: traitors, cowards, and slaves (“Wha will be a traitor knave?/Wha can fill a coward’s grave!/Wha sae base as be a slave?”). All three are told to “turn and flee”, meaning to leave the battle as they can’t be trusted. Notice how this stanza notes on the characteristics of a bad soldier (traitorousness, cowardice, and acceptance of slavery) and...
The Battle of Bannockburn took place on the 23rd and 24th June 1314. It was part of the First War of Scottish Independence. The army of King of Scots Robert Bruce won over the army of King Edward II of England. This battle didn’t end the war, but it is still considered a milestone in Scottish history and independence. Robert Burns, in the postscrip...
Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He was born in 1759 and died in 1796. Robert Burns is thought to be the national poet of Scotland and he wrote both in the Scots language and English. Moreover, he collected Scottish folk songs and wrote poems such as A Red, Red Rose, A Man’s a Man for A’ That, To a Louse, among others.
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If ever a poet understood the character of his nation, he was Robert Burns. The language he was most fluent in wasn’t so much Scots or English – it was the language of the heart. More about Robert Burns
Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed,— Or to victorie.— Now ’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lour; See approach proud Edward’s power, Chains and Slaverie.—
Robert Bruce's March to Bannockburn written in 1793 Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed, Or to Victorie!
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The poet, on visiting the locality of this famous battle, in the summer of 1787, entered the following note in his memorandum book:- "Came on to Bannockburn: the hole in the stone where glorious Bruce set his standard. Here no Scot can pass uninterested.
