The Stone of Destiny (the stone of scone)

Brought from Ireland when the celts came to Scotland, as legend has it, the stone of destiny was the symbol of Scottish rule. Wherever the stone was, the Scottish people ruled. When a scottish king got coronated it was this stone that was a key part in the ceremony. Alot of people don't realize just how important this stone was to the people of Scotland, right in the stone of destiny is what the scottish people have been fighting for centuries, and still, to this day, dont have, freedom.

In 1296 the Stone was captured by Edward I as spoils of war and taken to Westminster Abbey, where it was fitted into a wooden chair. It was almost a sign to the people of scotland, that the english were taking over. Some say that the people of Scotland took the real stone of destinyand hid it somewhere, giving the english nothing but an ordinary stone. Nobody really knows. THe stone is made out of a material taht is not found in ireland, and is only around scone, but whose to say that the legend about it coming from ireland was true?

On Christmas Day 1950, a group of four Scottish students (Ian Hamilton, Gavin Vernon, Kay Matheson, and Alan Stuart) took the Stone from Westminster Abbey for return to Scotland.^[9] In the process of removing it from the Abbey the stone broke into two pieces. I watched a movie on it called "the stone of destiny" which I highly recommend, though parts of it were kind of boring. They said in the movie, that after the stone was stolen, the pride of scottish people returned to the country. Flags were waved and everything. Apparently alot of people in Scotland have this weighed down pride, instead of calling their country scotland they call it britton or something. I personally think that the english are trying to keep scottish pride low, like they have for centuries. I watched a documentary on that too, it upset me. The english have been opressing Scottish people for centuries, they wouldnt let them use weapons or play bagpipes. Especially that one king who took the stone of destiny. He hated scottish people, he even made the scots sign something saying he was the true king of scotland. I'm also going to admit that he stole some important scottish documents and relics, which he put on a beat that sunk in the ocean. All that history, gone, because an english king couldnt keep his greedy hands to himself. Despicable. Its funny, when the announcer said that the president of the highland games was born in england, a bunch of people in the crowd made this disaproving sound. Of course he was scottish though, so it was forgiven. That isnt even mentioning that hte english sold scots to the american colonies as slaves, and killed william wallace (another article I need to do).

In 1996, in a symbolic response to growing dissatisfaction among Scots at the prevailing constitutional settlement, the British Conservative Government decided that the Stone should be kept in Scotland when not in use at coronations. So the stone is usually kept in scotland now, it took centuries, but that right was ackowledged eventually. Yes, I do mean to bash the english in this article.

The Stone, although not directly referred to, was mentioned in Macbeth "...[we shall travel to be] crowned at Scone..." and in case you didnt know, macbeth was scottish...

John Balliol was the last Scottish king to be crowned on the stone at Scone in 1292.

Stone of destiny movie QUOTES:

"On that day I heard the voice of Scotland speak as loudly as it did in 1320. As long as a hundred of us remain alive, we shall never give in to the domination of the English. We fight not for glory, not for wealth, nor honors, but only and alone for freedom, which no good man surrenders but with his life."

"This road leads you out of London. Take it"

"[Worried about their previous encounter with the police] They've got our names."....."They've also got our stone!"

"It was only a rock, a big lump of sandstone, you might pass right by it, but to us, it was symbol of our freedom, of our independence. We all knew about it of course, we learned as children how it was the Scottish stone of kings, but they took it from us. And as a nation is suppose we'd forgotten about it. Time does that. It was history"

"All great schemes are crazy. That's what makes 'em great."

" Is it alright if I have a look around?.....
As long as you promise not to take anything."]

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"We were bought and sold for english gold

what a parcel of rogues in a nation"

--parcel of rogues

---JSparrow