They brought swords to a gunfight.
The outcome wasn't surprising.
( Kroney, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 12:22, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

Amateurs.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 12:23, Reply)

Well, they won, so it was.
Bit Phyrric, like, but Robert the Bruce did defeat Edward at Bannockburn. It was every other battle in history that went tits up for them. Much like a Scottish world cup qualifying campaign.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 12:24, Reply)

Was Flower of Scotland written after that?
Thought it was Culloden

Edit: Just seen the replies above.
( Kroney, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 12:27, Reply)

I think Flower of Scotland was written in the 1950s
but it was about Bannockburn. Even the Scots don't make national anthems out of catastrophic defeats. Although they probably should.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 12:29, Reply)

They'd have a higher cultural output if they did.

( Kroney, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 12:31, Reply)