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Author Topic: A 17th Century Border Reiver  (Read 3410 times)

Offlinedmg

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A 17th Century Border Reiver
« on: April 09, 2016, 09:28:08 PM »
Today I took a day trip to Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, home of the Border Reivers!  Well, what do you know, standing in front of their famous war memorial is a life-size bronze statue depicting a 17th century border reiver soldier mounted on horse.  Right in the heart of the town.  Of course, I took a few photos for you guys!

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Re: A 17th Century Border Reiver
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2016, 08:33:18 PM »
man, that song.....can hear it time and again
thnx for the pics D.
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Re: A 17th Century Border Reiver
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2016, 09:52:58 PM »
man, that song.....can hear it time and again
thnx for the pics D.

Guess which song I played on repeat when I got home!  I'd like to see him start with that one again.
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Re: A 17th Century Border Reiver
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2016, 03:26:15 PM »
Best opener ever.

Not biased at all...
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Re: A 17th Century Border Reiver
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2016, 03:38:48 PM »
man, that song.....can hear it time and again
thnx for the pics D.

I'd like to see him start with that one again.

Definitely the best opener!    :)
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Re: A 17th Century Border Reiver
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2016, 03:42:41 PM »
man, that song.....can hear it time and again
thnx for the pics D.

I'd like to see him start with that one again.

Definitely the best opener!    :)

I must say that I found Cannibals in 2008 very good as an opener as well. It directly set a tempo for the rest of the gig! Border Reiver is great, too  :) Oh and dmg, I love the pictures. Great work!
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Re: A 17th Century Border Reiver
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2016, 04:08:13 PM »
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I must say that I found Cannibals in 2008 very good as an opener as well. It directly set a tempo for the rest of the gig! Border Reiver is great, too  :) Oh and dmg, I love the pictures. Great work!

Of course! How could I forget!

But BR is probably the fastest. It's truly a whopping experience :)
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Re: A 17th Century Border Reiver
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2016, 04:21:05 PM »
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I must say that I found Cannibals in 2008 very good as an opener as well. It directly set a tempo for the rest of the gig! Border Reiver is great, too  :) Oh and dmg, I love the pictures. Great work!

Of course! How could I forget!

But BR is probably the fastest. It's truly a whopping experience :)

Agree. From the intro when the drums come in.. And then the fun begins :) Love that part!
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Re: A 17th Century Border Reiver
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2016, 10:37:35 AM »
Since I worked for a brief period of my life in the Scottish Borders, I know Galashiels and the statue in the photo by dmg quite well. It is, however, a bit misleading to describe that town as "home of the Border Reivers". The reivers ranged across a wide track of country on both sides of what is now the border between England and Scotland.   But it wasn't a question of nationality but of family ties.

Here's the start of the Wiki entry:       

Border reivers were raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border from the late 13th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Their ranks consisted of both Scottish and English families, and they raided the entire Border country without regard to their victims' nationality. Their heyday was perhaps in the last hundred years of their existence, during the time of the Stewart (sic?) Kings in Scotland and the Tudor dynasty in England.

Where I lived for many years, on the English side of the border, you could buy maps showing the different parts of the border country dominated by particular border families
« Last Edit: April 15, 2016, 01:46:47 AM by twm »

 

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