Kilted Thanksgiving

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grand pics

[hospitaller]

Cool to see all three 'clansmen' wearing the same tartan.

Now, for the posters talking about viking ancestry, you do know that Viking actually means 'raider/pillager'...and it only applies to the actual scandinavians that wreaked havoc in England (mostly) and other areas of continental Europe, right?

Just to clarify that a bit, as I see the use of the word viking to be inclusive of all scandinavian tribes. So I guess unless you can trace your lineage for certain back to Ivar the boneless himself...I'd stick to scandinavian...but then again, saying your ancestry is viking rings a bit cooler.

[Maclachlan]

I too think it's great that three generations are able to share in a grand Thanksgiving and honor the mother's side! My mother was a Hanna and I plan on new kilts for me and the wee lad next year. Great pics!

[Highlander31]

Three generations. That photo is definitely one that should be framed.

[Prester John]

For Thanksgiving, my 18 yr old son wore his Black Stillwater with a red shirt and black hose/red flashes.

Looked great!

[Rollo]

Very nice

[Tetley]

That looks really good. In fact, in my opinion, you should have a series of 3 generation kilt photos done, from casual to dressy. Now that would be spectacular.

It is great to see the photos. Thank yuou.

Mark

[Spartan]

Great pics! I hope that we get a three generation pic like that someday. If it happens, I'll be the grandpa in the picture.

[Riverkilt]

Hmmm...just seems easier to say Viking than it does to say, "A mix of Scandinavian raiders who landed where there weren't enough thistles to slow them down and Scotswomen who couldn't run quite fast enough...or liked these big boys from the sea."

Guess its kinda like Dine' is proper for what folks call Navajo but Navajo has been in use so long that the Navajo Nation calls itself that even though the word Navajo isn't particularly nice in its original sense of use...

Sorry, don't mean to sidetrack the thread. Have a three generation pic of my great grandfather, grandfather, and uncle that I treasure...know you'll treasure that pic too.

Ron

[arrg-isle]

Just to clarify that a bit, as I see the use of the word viking to be inclusive of all scandinavian tribes. So I guess unless you can trace your lineage for certain back to Ivar the boneless himself...I'd stick to scandinavian...but then again, saying your ancestry is viking rings a bit cooler.

In the days Ron was referencing, the big-dog Scandinavian pillaging the Hebrides was Olav, second-generation Norse King of Man, who was not only Somerled's rival raider, but also his father-in-law, thanks to the machinations of Olav's stepbrother, Murdo MacNeill, progenitor of Clan MacIntyre.
But, dang it, I'm sidetracking again, aint I?
As I said before, Eric, those photos are a real delight, thanks for sharing them with us.
Keep spreadin' the word, and keep inspiring us all to keep on representin'!