Battle of the North Inch

[Lachlan09]

I've always thought the Battle of the North Inch would make a good part in a film, with all those hand-picked Highlanders chopping bits off each other. An item of folklore (really is folklore this time, Ted Crocker  ), which was associated with the battle was that the moment battle was joined, Henry the blacksmith raised his bow and let fly an arrow which felled an enemy. Soon after, all hell let loose and the hard-pressed MacIntosh / MacPherson chief noticed Henry skulking behind the line, sitting and watching the fight. He implored Henry’s help, whereupon Henry stated he had already killed his one of the thirty enemy and was now watching the show. A bit further remonstration saw Henry back in the fight again with his sword.

Nice story (and a happy ending) !

[ThistleDown]

I've always thought the Battle of the North Inch would make a good part in a film, with all those hand-picked Highlanders chopping bits off each other. An item of folklore (really is folklore this time, Ted Crocker  ), which was associated with the battle was that the moment battle was joined, Henry the blacksmith raised his bow and let fly an arrow which felled an enemy. Soon after, all hell let loose and the hard-pressed MacIntosh / MacPherson chief noticed Henry skulking behind the line, sitting and watching the fight. He implored Henry’s help, whereupon Henry stated he had already killed his one of the thirty enemy and was now watching the show. A bit further remonstration saw Henry back in the fight again with his sword.

Nice story (and a happy ending) !

You really must read The Fair Maid of Perth, Lachlan, because your story here comes from the pen of Walter Scott. There was talk a good few years ago about building a film around the story of the battle. I was present when the late Mackintosh was interviewed and I understand the producers also talked with Lochiel and Shaw of Clan Ay, but nothing came of the idea.

[Bugbear]

I've always thought the Battle of the North Inch would make a good part in a film, with all those hand-picked Highlanders chopping bits off each other. An item of folklore (really is folklore this time, Ted Crocker  ), which was associated with the battle was that the moment battle was joined, Henry the blacksmith raised his bow and let fly an arrow which felled an enemy. Soon after, all hell let loose and the hard-pressed MacIntosh / MacPherson chief noticed Henry skulking behind the line, sitting and watching the fight. He implored Henry’s help, whereupon Henry stated he had already killed his one of the thirty enemy and was now watching the show. A bit further remonstration saw Henry back in the fight again with his sword.

Nice story (and a happy ending) !

All right, I looked through all my books by Sir Walter Scott, and I do have, The Fair Maid of Perth.
I've also looked through some of the books on Scottish history.

I'm not qualified to give an oppinion.

However, folklore does not always equal made up stories. It can be expressing a cultural point of view. I doubt it is possible to record every exact detail of a historical event in complete sensual, and holografic perfection etc, so things still get left out, and that is open to cultural points of view, as well.