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2. National symbols of Scotland - Wikipedia

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   The thistle, the floral emblem of Scotland, also features in Scottish & British heraldry through symbols, logos, coats of arms, and on British currency. The Honours of Scotland , the Scottish Crown Jewels, are displayed in the Crown Room of Edinburgh Castle , from where they are removed only for State Occasions.

3. Thistle - Wikipedia

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   The thistle has been the national emblem of Scotland since the reign of King Alexander III (1249–1286). [citation needed] According to legend, an invading Norse army was attempting to sneak up at night upon a Scottish army's encampment. One barefoot Norseman stepped on a thistle and cried out in pain, thus alerting Scots to the presence of ...

4. List of Scottish clans - Wikipedia

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   Clan map of Scotland The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs ) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans , mottoes , and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms ...

5. Coat of arms of Scotland - Wikipedia

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   During the reign of King Charles II, the royal arms used in Scotland were augmented with the inclusion of the Latin motto of the Order of the Thistle, [7] the highest Chivalric order of the Kingdom of Scotland. [8] The motto of the Order of the Thistle, Nemo me impune lacessit, appears on a blue scroll overlying the compartment. [9]

6. Nemo me impune lacessit - Wikipedia

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   Scotland's floral emblem.. According to legend, the "guardian thistle" (see Cirsium vulgare) played a vital part in Alexander III, King of Scots' defence of the Kingdom of Scotland against a night-time raiding party of Vikings under King Haakon IV of Norway, prior to the Battle of Largs (1263): one or more raiders let out a yell of pain when stepping on a prickly thistle, thus alerting the ...

7. Clyde (mascot) - Wikipedia

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   Clyde is an anthropomorphic thistle (the floral emblem of Scotland) and is named after the River Clyde which flows through the centre of Glasgow. The mascot was designed by Beth Gilmour from Cumbernauld, who won a competition run by Glasgow 2014 for children to design the Mascot.

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9. Category:National symbols of Scotland - Wikipedia

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   National symbols of Scotland. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. T. Tartan (3 C, 7 P) ... Thistle; U. Unicorn This page was ...