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THE MYTH OF WILLIAM WALLACE - A STUDY OF THE NA...

The Myth of William Wallace examines literary examples concerning William Wallace against the
background of various historical sources and evaluates the construction  the changes and the
relevance of this Scottish national myth. For over 700 years  William Wallace has been
fascinating people. What he achieved for his country is almost unbelievable. Already during his
lifetime  Wallace's reputation must have been legendary. Over the centuries  a powerful myth
has been created around his person  which was fostered by diverse writers and even by
Hollywood. There have been several periods throughout Scottish history when the interest in
William Wallace intensified enormously  resulting in an increase of literary publications on
the freedom fighter. Surprisingly enough  these climaxes appeared whenever the Scots were
dissatisfied with the English rule and brought the old animosity between England and Scotland
to new life. These tensions caused many writers to revive memories of Wallace and his ideals by
projecting the medieval story into their own time. Thus  more and more bits and pieces were
added to the myth whose message seems to have had tremendous effects on the Scots. Wallace's
unfulfilled quest of freeing Scotland even became an issue in several programmes of political
parties.

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