Re:Scottish Parliament Backs Independence Vote and Defies U.K
by YeGoblynQueenne on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @08:32PM
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Best crash course into the history of Scotland if you don't have the time or patience for official history: "Tunes of War" by German heavy metal band Grave Digger:
Quite why a German band would make a whole album paying tribute to the history of Scottland defeats my understanding but it's a good album and, in all seriousness, is a great way to get an idea about Scottish history if you don't have the time to read actual history books, or, I guess, wikipedia.
Say, this bit of lyrics is from "Culloden Muir":
I walk alone through burning towns.
My sword is in my hand.
But the battle has been lost.
And there is nothing to defend.
At Culloden in seventeen forty six.
Scotland's fate was sealed.
...
The rising was in vain.
We were a people free and brave.
Heroes stood tall.
But history is merciless.
Now we are doomed to fall.
The battle of Culloden.
The end of Scotland.
Re:Scottish Parliament Backs Independence Vote and Defies U.K
by justin66 on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @08:48PM
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Peter Watkins' Culloden (1964) is worth watching, not just because of its commentary on the battle but because it serves as a prescient commentary on modern media:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunes_of_War
Quite why a German band would make a whole album paying tribute to the history of Scottland defeats my understanding but it's a good album and, in all seriousness, is a great way to get an idea about Scottish history if you don't have the time to read actual history books, or, I guess, wikipedia.
Say, this bit of lyrics is from "Culloden Muir":
Gives you a bit of an idea, doesn't it?