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yahoohoo asked in Arts & HumanitiesHistory · 9 years ago

Who was the "Flower of Scotland" referred to in the song?

... the song that starts, "O Flower of Scotland / When will we see / Your like again"?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    It's the unofficial anthem of scotland. The "flower of scotland" refers to King Robert the Bruce.

    Source(s): Married to a scotsman
  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    That stanza reads in full:

    Flower of Scotland,

    When will we see your like again

    That fought and died for

    Your wee bit hill and glen.

    And stood against him,

    Proud Edward's army,

    And sent him homeward

    To think again.

    This is a reference to the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 when the Scottish army under Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II. I suppose you could interpret the "flower of Scotland" to mean the Scottish warriors and people who fought and died that day.

  • 9 years ago

    is it the thistle flower? maybe bonny prince charlie??

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