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Lord of the Isles

Swartespear

About Me


'S mise Cam Moireach a Ceann Loch Gare ach a-nis tha mi a’ fuireach ann a Caisteal Dhùghlais

If you look at where I live you will note I say Ireland. While I live in Scotland, Myspace does not allow Scotland as an option, as such I use the name of Scotland's sister country.

Galway Girl by Mundy and Sharon Shannon. Go on, buy it!!!! Make it number one here too!!!!

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My Interests



Dalriadan and Gaelic Heritage & Culture
Viking culture, history & life,
Making Dark Age and Mediaeval weapons
Gold, silver and gem prospecting,
Falconry,
Sea Fishing
Making music and performance poetry
Camping,
and listening to excellent music

Dislikes:
Religious extremists
Faslane Peace Protesters,
Neds,
users and abusers
....and the politically correct.

CURRENT MOON moon info

I'd like to meet:

Fellow Celtic and Norse Pagans, Wiccans, Proud Scots, Irish and Welsh nationalists, Vikings, Gaels, Celts, those who appreciate nature and the wildlife, excellent musicians and good friends!

You will have guessed I am very much a Scottish Nationalist. To explain to the terminally dim, this does not mean anti-English it means pro Scottish.

Albannach and David R Ross
Really..REALLY WORTH WATCHING!!!!
..

Temple Wood Circle in the wonderful Kilmartin Glen
Also at Kilmartin are Knights Templar Graves.

The Boar is the Totem symbol of Dalriada. The ancient Kingdom I was born in. Just a mile from Kilmartin is Dunnadd Hill where the ancient Kings of Dalriada were crowned. The coronation stone is still there, with the Boar Totem carved into the stone.

Celtic Cross on Iona
Did you know the Celtic Cross is not a Christian symbol and Iona was really called "Ioua"? Ioua means - Island of the Moon.

The sword of Sir William Wallace

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Music:

Think Capercaillie, Runrig, Steve Earle, Mary Black, Duncan McFarlane Band, Levellers, Sandy Denny, Turisas, Korpiklaani, Altan, Men they Couldn't Hang, the Trybe, Albannach, the Dangleberries and Kate Rusby.

The Trybe (Awesome!!!)
See them at the Border Gathering 2008 - See my friends list

The Dangleberries fae my native Gallowa'

Movies:

Sword of Xanten
Michael Collins
Beowulf and Grendel
13th Warrior
Braveheart
Rob Roy
Blood Diamond
The Fog
Pirates of the caribbean films
The good, bad and the ugly
For a few dollars more
Gladiator
Aliens films

Television:

Scottish history documentaries
France24 Viking & Mediaeval Docs
Treasure Hunting Docs
Rome
National Geographic channel
History Channel

Books:

Fiction; Tim Severin's series of Viking Novels, Bernard Cornwell, Tim Severin, Paul Bowles, Katherine Kerr and Nigel Tranter.Fact: The Havamal, the Old Norse Lays, Works by Fiona MacLeod, the Sagas, Blind Harrys Wallace and The Brus by John Barbour, The Secret History of the Mongols, David R Ross, John Krakauer etc

I am very fond of very good short stories. My favourite author for these is Paul Bowles.

...and Tolkein needless to say. I have not always been a fan but really getting into more of his work now..

Heroes:

King Robert the Bruce
Sir William Wallace
Michael Collins
Robert Burns the best poet who ever lived
Cuchulainn, the great warrior

My Blog

Alex Salmond’s speech at SNP conference

Speaking in his address to the SNP's Spring conference at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, SNP Leader Alex Salmond said: "Delegates, 'the SNP are on a very dangerous tack at the moment.' "We a...
Posted by Lord of the Isles on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:42:00 PST

Last letter written by Mary Queen of Scots

Mary's last letter ever, written in the early morning of the day of her execution. Click here to see the original French transcription and handwritten sample. To Henri III, the Most Christian King of ...
Posted by Lord of the Isles on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:23:00 PST

Latest Polls on Independence

Alex Salmond is 100% right. As a people we Scots want and deserve to run our own country again.  Without going into the long history of Scotland as an independent country, it is our birthright. T...
Posted by Lord of the Isles on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:45:00 PST

Dundrennan Abbey

In my photo albums I have an album of photographs of Dundrennan Abbey.  I have been there before as part of a Mary Queen of Scots Commemoration.  Men and women appeared wearing Scottish peri...
Posted by Lord of the Isles on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:10:00 PST

Caerlaverock Castle

Caerlaverock is strange to look at. It is triangular.  The castle is situated on the mouth of the Nith Estuary where it enters the Solway Firth.  In the 1200s when the caslte was built you c...
Posted by Lord of the Isles on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:07:00 PST

More on Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Stuart : The Story (from http://www.marie-stuart.co.uk/ + Wikipedia) Mary Stuart was born at Linlithgow Palace on 7th December 1542, the daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Si...
Posted by Lord of the Isles on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:08:00 PST

Turisas performing Rasputin

The brilliant Turisas doing a Boney M cover. I saw them perform this in Glasgow. Excellent video!!Cam ...
Posted by Lord of the Isles on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:08:00 PST

What exacly happened at Bannockburn in 1314?

Siege of Stirling and the pact with Mowbray In the year 1314, after 18 years of war, Scotland north of the Forth was free. Stirling, one of the few castles still held by the English lay under Scottish...
Posted by Lord of the Isles on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:24:00 PST

Jorvik 2008

Ocht, The Jorvik Viking Festival was good.  York was slightly less busy than last year which was good as it meant walking about was not so bad. I am in two minds as to wether I was luck or unluck...
Posted by Lord of the Isles on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:46:00 PST

Poor Archbishop of Canterbury

I just had to write my thoughts on this.  While as a Pagan I am of a different theology to Dr Rowan Williams I do have to feel sorry for him. When he was speaking about some elements of Sharia la...
Posted by Lord of the Isles on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:38:00 PST