Tour Scotland Video Scottish Sword Dancing Glencarse Games Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Scottish Sword Dancing at Glencarse Games by Inchyra House near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1573 Scottish mercenaries are said to have performed a Scottish Sword dance before the Swedish King, John III, at a banquet held in Stockholm Castle. The dance, " a natural feature of the festivities," was used as part of a plot to assassinate the King, where the conspirators were able to bare their weapons without arousing suspicion. Fortunately for the King, at the decisive moment the agreed signal was never given.

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