William Wallace, The True Story

William Wallace: What is the True Story? For generations, William Wallace has been a hero to Scotland and a patron of freedom. After Mel Gibson’s portrayal of Wallace in the award winning movie, Braveheart, there was a dramatic rise in the popularity and recognition of the Scottish hero. The story of William Wallace has been passed down through many different generations. These generations include people of English, Scottish, and Irish decent, a few among …

…the hands of the English. It is in this way that he was brutally murdered for treason to a King he never swore loyalty to. William Wallace died a criminal to the English but a martyr to his fellow Scotsman. William Wallace truly earned his title, “The Guardian of Scotland”. Wallace guarded his homeland from the English with a passion brought about by his family’s motto, “Pro Libertate”, which, in Latin means, “For Freedom”.