Why thistle is emblem of scotland

Born in Banchory, Skinner performed extensively in Britain and America, composing over tunes. Time permitting, he was also a keen gardener. After witnessing his gardener friend Dee Morrison's magnificent thistle display he declared: 'I will compose a tune with the title Dee Morrison's Seven Thistles'. The march is still played on radio and at ceilidhs. Skip to main content. Scotch Thistle.

They normally have purple or yellow flowers. When the seeds are ripe, they are dispersed as fluffy thistledown. The plant, which grows to a height of five feet, has no natural enemies because of the vicious spines that cover and protect it. Thistles normally produce a thick taproot that can be eaten or used as a coffee substitute.

Bagpipes, Whisky, Scottish Tartan and The Kilt are just a few of The Highland Symbols that are associated with Scotland from around the world, however also there are many other mysterious legends and symbols such as The Scottish Thistle — The Emblem of Scotland, a symbol that has been used for over years!

Historically, for hundreds of years much of Scotland was part of the Kingdom of Norway. By however, Norway seems to have had little interest in their former territory. The thought of relieving King Alexander of some of his riches and territories appears to have re-kindled Norse interest in Scotland. Late in the summer of King Haakon of Norway, now intent on conquering the Scots, set off with a sizeable fleet of longships for the Scottish coast.

Gales and fierce storms forced some of the ships onto the beach at Largs in Ayrshire, and a Norwegian force was landed. Legend has it that at some point during the invasion the Norsemen tried to surprise the sleeping Scottish Clansmen. In order to move more stealthily under the cover of darkness the Norsemen removed their footwear. His shout warned the Scots who rose up and engaged the enemy, thus saving Scotland from invasion.