I am in search of a poem that was written about Dunnottar Castle. I was wondering if any one knew of the one I mean?
According to the BBC’s history Web site’s article Dunnottar Castle, in their feature, Birth of a Nation: During the Wars of Independence the castle was garrisoned by Edward I, King of England, after his crushing defeat of John Balliol, King of Scots. A year later, in 1297 AD, none other than William Wallace, laid siege to Dunnottar, burning down its wooden walls with an English garrison inside. The Scots makar, or poet, Blind Harry, wrote an chilling account of the struggle for the rock in his epic poem ‘Wallace’: Therefore a fire was brought speedily, Which burnt the church, and all those South’ron boys, Out o’er the rock the rest rush’d great noise; Some hung on craigs, and loath were to die. Some lap, some fell, some flutter’d in the sea; And perish’d all, not one remain’d alive. (Extract of Blind Harry Wallace’ c1470’s) According to the Encyclopedia Britannica: Harry the Minstrel “also called Henry The Minstrel, or Blind Harry, author of the Scottish historical romance The Acts and
