27-02-12, 10:09 AM
Edward 1 (Not be confused with the earlier Edward the Confessor) would have spoken Norman French - Middle English (Possibly) and almost certainly Latin, he would have been catholic hence the latin. Norman French was the Language of court long after Hastings and William the Conqueror's reign...(Brought about in no small part by the death of Edward the Confessor -and arguably a fruitloop - built pretty cathedrals though)
The castles were built as nothing other than a symbol of authority over the Principality and as a bolt hole just in case the Celts 'Did a Wallace' ...The true story of Wallace incidentally couldn't be further from the blue painted Australian if it tried. He was thought to be a 'second son' of gentry...actually a commoner and a beer thief! Impressive how he manipulated people to get to where he did and most assuredly a competent leader of men. Some would argue more lucky than skillful...but Edward was terrified of him...basically when it took 5 'quality soldiers' to one yokel to subdue an uprising and this while many of the Scottish nobles were fighting in Flanders (Although at that time it's debatable what side they would appear on from day to day as evidenced by the infamous treaty of Irvine)....shall I go on?...oh ok then...motorbikes
The castles were built as nothing other than a symbol of authority over the Principality and as a bolt hole just in case the Celts 'Did a Wallace' ...The true story of Wallace incidentally couldn't be further from the blue painted Australian if it tried. He was thought to be a 'second son' of gentry...actually a commoner and a beer thief! Impressive how he manipulated people to get to where he did and most assuredly a competent leader of men. Some would argue more lucky than skillful...but Edward was terrified of him...basically when it took 5 'quality soldiers' to one yokel to subdue an uprising and this while many of the Scottish nobles were fighting in Flanders (Although at that time it's debatable what side they would appear on from day to day as evidenced by the infamous treaty of Irvine)....shall I go on?...oh ok then...motorbikes
The Frying Scotsman