When were great kilts invented?

[jordanjm]

D'oh, I just saw this comment. Then how come all the scots were wearing them in Braveheart, set in the 14th Century?

Hollywood decided that the Kilt and Woad are what make people Scottish. They pulled the kilt from the future, and Woad from the Picts of the distant past. EVEN if highlanders at the time were wearing kilts. (I Believe) William Wallace was a lowlander. Lowlanders did not start wearing kilts until the Act of Union, as a protest against being united with England.

[Braveheart88]

Hollywood decided that the Kilt and Woad are what make people Scottish. They pulled the kilt from the future, and Woad from the Picts of the distant past. EVEN if highlanders at the time were wearing kilts. (I Believe) William Wallace was a lowlander. Lowlanders did not start wearing kilts until the Act of Union, as a protest against being united with England.

What about the painting I linked too? Inspired by the movie? Just curious, don't want to seem confrontational

[macwilkin]

What about the painting I linked too? Inspired by the movie? Just curious, don't want to seem confrontational

Or inspired by someone's overactive imagination!

Visit www.albanach.org or http://medievalscotland.org/.

T.

[gilmore]

Hollywood decided that the Kilt and Woad are what make people Scottish. They pulled the kilt from the future, and Woad from the Picts of the distant past. EVEN if highlanders at the time were wearing kilts. (I Believe) William Wallace was a lowlander. Lowlanders did not start wearing kilts until the Act of Union, as a protest against being united with England.

Yes, you are correct that Wallace was a lowlander, but lowlanders did not start wearing kilts in any numbers until well after the Act of Union, not until the tartan vogue of the early 19th century.

[bubba]

The Battle of Stirling Bridge.......minus the bridge. Weird.

[gilmore]

D'oh, I just saw this comment. Then how come all the scots were wearing them in Braveheart, set in the 14th Century?

There have been several threads on the historical inaccuracies and anachronisms in "Braveheart." If you search for them here you can easily find them. Having Scots wear great kilts was only one of many.

[Kilted KT]

hmm...actually, The great Kilt is a leftover from the Jedi Robes of old. After the Jedi purge, the few remaining Jedi decided that the plain robes of tradition were too recognizable, so they began weaving their robes in patterns (now called tartan) to escape discovery.

Eventually these last remaining jedi found Earth and settled in what is now known as Scotland, where they peacefully create fantastic scotch and hunt haggis by light sabre light.

Jedi-like abilities are still found in the decendants of these early settlers, with examples of great strength (caber toss), Constitution ( eating haggis) and mental power (how many answers do you know for most questions?). Above all of these, they still retain the ability to control the minds of those around them ( Just glance over your shoulder as you walk anywear in your kilt!)

[JimB]

hmm...actually, The great Kilt is a leftover from the Jedi Robes of old. After the Jedi purge, the few remaining Jedi decided that the plain robes of tradition were too recognizable, so they began weaving their robes in patterns (now called tartan) to escape discovery.

Eventually these last remaining jedi found Earth and settled in what is now known as Scotland, where they peacefully create fantastic scotch and hunt haggis by light sabre light.

Jedi-like abilities are still found in the decendants of these early settlers, with examples of great strength (caber toss), Constitution ( eating haggis) and mental power (how many answers do you know for most questions?). Above all of these, they still retain the ability to control the minds of those around them ( Just glance over your shoulder as you walk anywear in your kilt!)

That's the best explaination I've heard yet of the history of the kilt!
Now that I've been set straight, I will be sure to pass this along to all that will hear.

[Navyguy]

hmm...actually, The great Kilt is a leftover from the Jedi Robes of old...
Jedi-like abilities are still found in the decendants of these early settlers, with examples of great strength (caber toss), Constitution ( eating haggis) and mental power (how many answers do you know for most questions?)...

That is finely the explanation for how Stonehenge was built.

[Dreadbelly]

Does this mean I am the proof that the Sith survived too?

If only you knew the power of the dark side of the kilt...