R.i.p

**mr.faded_glory** · 08-23-2007 08:59 PM

Sir Willliam Wallace

Born c.1270
Elderslie, Scotland
Died August 23, 1305
Smithfield, London, England

On this day in 1305 William Wallace was executed by the English; stripped naked and dragged through the city at the heels of a horse to Smooth Field. He was drawn, hanged and quartered — strangled by hanging but released while still alive, emasculated, eviscerated and his bowels burnt before him, beheaded, then cut into four parts — at the Elms in Smithfield. His preserved head was placed on a pike atop London Bridge. It was later joined by the heads of his brother, John, and Simon Fraser. His limbs were displayed, separately, in Newcastle, Berwick, Stirling, and Aberdeen.

"I could not be a traitor to Edward, for I was never his subject."

**Man of Steel** · 08-24-2007 08:49 AM

Hell yeah! Aye, he was a fine fighting fellow, was William Wallace.

Damn, but I love being (of) Scottish (ancestry) sometimes...

**Keeper** · 08-24-2007 05:20 PM

Ditto

**Clairity** · 08-24-2007 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by mr.faded_glory

On this day in 1305 William Wallace was executed by the English; stripped naked and dragged through the city at the heels of a horse to Smooth Field. He was drawn, hanged and quartered — strangled by hanging but released while still alive, emasculated, eviscerated and his bowels burnt before him, beheaded, then cut into four parts — at the Elms in Smithfield. His preserved head was placed on a pike atop London Bridge. It was later joined by the heads of his brother, John, and Simon Fraser. His limbs were displayed, separately, in Newcastle, Berwick, Stirling, and Aberdeen.

Wow.. talk about "overkill".

**Bonsay** · 08-24-2007 05:32 PM

I don't even know what half of those words mean. Probably don't want to

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**Selmuir** · 08-24-2007 08:27 PM

One WILLIAM WALLACE !!
RIP !!
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDOMMMMMMMMMM !!

**In My Own World** · 08-24-2007 08:52 PM

I'm of Scottish descent to!

As for the execution (just in case you didn't know):

Emasculation is the removal of the genitalia.

Evisceration is the removal of some or all of the vital organs.

^Those would be done while he was still alive and the heart and lungs would be last to go, cause they'd want him to be in pain as long as possible.