Tour Scotland Video Scottish Sword Dancing Glencarse Games Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of Scottish Sword Dancing at Glencarse Highland Games on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip 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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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Highland Dancing Glencarse Games Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of Scottish Highland Dancing to a Strathspey and Highland Reel at Glencarse Highland Games on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip 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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Tour Scotland Video Opening Parade Glencarse Games Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the opening parade at Glencarse Games by Inchyra House near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Carnyx Tintignac Celtic War Trumpet City Centre Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Tintignac Carnyx Celtic War Trumpet being played in the City Centre on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Tintignac is a hamlet near Naves in the Corrèze region of France. It is primarily known for the archaeological remains of a sanctuary where Gallic and Gallo-Roman artefacts have been found including seven Carnyx war trumpets. This replica of a Tintignac Carnyx was being played by the incredible John Kenny.

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Tour Scotland Video Celtic War Horn City Centre Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Celtic War Horn being played in the City Centre on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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