The King’s requests were undoubtedly made because Wallace’s scabbard, hilt, and belt were said to have been made from the dried skin of Sir Hugh Cressingham, the treasurer of the English administration in Scotland. Then, in 1505, records show that King James IV of Scotland paid 26 shillings to an armorer for “the bind of Wallace’s sword with cords of silk” and for the provision of “a new hilt and plummet” as well as for “a new scabbard and a new belt” (Caldwell, 2014).
( Public Domain )įor the next 200 years, there is no record or mention of the sword. The Trial of William Wallace at Westminster by Daniel Maclise. It is believed that de Menteith kept the sword or possibly received it back as a token of appreciation from the English. Here, the legend of the sword becomes murky. In 1305, Wallace was captured and turned over to the British by the sheriff (later governor) of Dumbarton, John de Menteith (sometimes called Fause Menteith for this treachery). Formidability in the Face of Factions: The Significance of Dunollie Fort.Archaeologists Say They Have Found an Important Medieval Site Linked to Scottish Hero William Wallace.At the base, the sword is 2.25 inches (5.7 cm) wide at the point, the sword is 0.75 inches (1.9 cm) long. The blade is 4 feet 4 inches (132 cm) long with the hilt, the sword is 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm) long. The Wallace Sword currently on display in Stirling, Scotland weighs 5.95 pounds (2.7 kg). (Though the two kingdoms would become increasingly intertwined due to royal marriages until they merged to form the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.)Ī depiction of Wallace from H E Marshall's 'Scotland's Story', published in 1906. At the end of both wars, the Kingdom of Scotland maintained its independence from the Kingdom of England. A Scottish knight, Wallace was instrumental in the Wars of Scottish Independence, initially as a military leader and then as a symbolic figure. Today, William Wallace (1270-1305) is probably most familiar to people as the man portrayed by Mel Gibson in Braveheart. It’s a fascinating tale – if it is the real sword. Over the next 700 years, the sword changed many hands before coming to rest in the Hall of Heroes gallery of the National Wallace Memorial. The Wallace Sword would have been in use at least until the Battle of Falkirk in 1298, possibly until Wallace’s death in 1305. Currently, controversy swirls around the authenticity of one such artifact, the sword of the Scottish revolutionary William Wallace. However, sometimes, fabulous artifacts from history manage to survive intact across the millennia.
Many times, evidence of fantastic finds vanishes, leaving behind only legends (think the Tulli Papyrus or Robin Hood’s Hideout).
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