The KILT secret

[Kilted_MJM]

A little known myth concerning the word ‘kilt’ is among a collection of Scottish lore that the four letters stand for ‘Kept in Loch Tulla’. This stands in contrast to the oft used Scottish meaning of ‘kilt’ as in to ‘tuck up one’s clothes’. Thus the kilt and its use are overshadowed by a deep mystery held by those who first adopted its use, perhaps dating back to Norse invaders. This begs the question, “What is kept in Loch Tulla?”. Is it the treasure of King Hakon?

“Brave warriors of the treasure-keeper
Marched from the South across Cantire;
The lovers of the sword-storm sated
On Scotland's soil the birds of Odin,
Black-clad ravens fiercely swooping
Upon the corpses of the slain.”
(from The Norwegian Invasion of 1263 according to the Saga of Hakon, as found in Icelandic sagas and other historical documents relating to the settlements and descents of the Northmen on the British isles, edited by Guobrandur Vigfusson and George Webbe Dasent (Rolls Series 88, vo.3, 1887-94).

[FreeDon!]

[QUOTE=Kilted_MJM;565120]This begs the question, “What is kept in Loch Tulla?”. Is it the treasure of King Hakon?

The family jewels?

(sorry, couldn't resist).

Don

[Kilted_MJM]

I think the myth is richer that you suppose. Hakon's remains were buried but not in Loch Tulla.

[auld argonian]

Ooooh! Oooooh! Maybe King Hakon himself is buried in Loch Tulla and that Brendan Fraser guy who has the mummy movie franchise going (they've moved the location of the current one to China to dig up the mummy of a dead emperor who will, predictably, come back to life and try to beat the be-jeepers oot of ol' Brendan...hey, it beats George of the Jungle...) will do that one next and Mummified King Hakon can rise from the dead and try to beat the be-jeepers oot of ol Fraser!

Best

AA

[Kilted_MJM]

Cast Brendan Fraser as Robert the Bruce who decodes the ancient runes carved in Ben Nevis to locate Hakon's treasure and thereby fund his fight for Scottish independence against Edward II.