Battle of Flodden - 500th anniversary

**Sir William** · 15th April 13, 04:17 PM

I'll be visiting Flodden on 1 September, a few days before the 500th Anniversary. Clan Elliot is holding a Clan Gathering that weekend and we finish up with a visit to the battlefield. Looking forward to it.

**figheadair** · 23rd April 13, 12:01 PM

I visited last month for the first time. They have done a very nice job with interpretive display boards. It's always interesting applying contemporary military thinking to such battles - the question is invariably why? Of course today we're allowed a freedom of action often not permitted to minor commanders of the past.

**AcuteEnigma** · 10th September 13, 09:00 AM

Does anyone have any pictures from the Flodden 500th Anniversary?

**James Hood** · 10th September 13, 04:05 PM

Agreement with Sailortats.

Visiting places where there was unspeakable violence and suffering is massively difficult enough for this history-obsessed writer. Being "there" on the day the stars aligned the same after 500 years would likely bring the horror of the Zeitgeist (German word for "spirit of the time and place.) to a whelming level, here.

Honour and prayers for the souls of to those who faced the horror, fell or were hideously maimed, five centuries ago.

**Phil** · 11th September 13, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by AcuteEnigma

Does anyone have any pictures from the Flodden 500th Anniversary?

There is a video here - http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/he...dead-1-3083131 .

Also Isla St. Clair sings "Flowers of the forest" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTkGNcntD7s .

**figheadair** · 11th September 13, 09:57 AM

BBC News - Battle of Flodden burial excavation work begins

The Scotsman - Scots soldier search to take place at Flodden

**Sir William** · 12th September 13, 05:49 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

I visited last month for the first time. They have done a very nice job with interpretive display boards. It's always interesting applying contemporary military thinking to such battles - the question is invariably why? Of course today we're allowed a freedom of action often not permitted to minor commanders of the past.

I had the pleasure of visiting Flodden on 1 September as part of the Clan Elliot Gathering. We had a very good tour guide, and ITV was along to film our visit as part of a program they were preparing on the 500th anniversary.

I was much impressed with the interpretive display boards as all too many of the UK battlefields I've visited have little more than a monument. I had a good discussion with our guide on the location of some of the units and the tactics (pike vs bill by untrained troops).