Stirling Castle display

[nagamaki - Franco]

Greetings,

 

Don't know if this has been posted before or not, a photo my wife took on her recent trip to Scotland of a Japanese sword on display at Stirling Castle to share. Comments, info, discussion all welcome.

Thank you.

 

 

[Brian]

Franco,

Can't really make out what is happening there. Please tell me the sword isn't suspended from the tip?

 

Brian

[paulb]

Assuming it hasnt moved since I was there 10 years ago it is not suspended from the tip, it is flat across the shelf.

[John A Stuart]

Ah, our old summer house. Nice to see it referenced. John

[kusunokimasahige]

Aha ! So you were that guy with the loud music which constantly blew out over the Glen !

 

KM

[John A Stuart]

The pipes!!! Here is our latest issue of The Stewarts, a magazine of the society full of historical stories and trivia of our clan. There are gatherings held every year in Scotland to remember our heritage and meet. I'm sure others of you have similar groups. John

[Brian]

So John, any relation between the Stuarts and the Ian Stewart written up about in the cabinet display?

 

Brian

[John A Stuart]

It is a large clan, but, no relation to my direct family, unless you consider one going back to 45th cousin 100 times removed or something. There are a few spellings of Stuart that have big political ramifications and lineage issues. Mostly revolving around religion, alliances of marriage and fealty. Gaelic spelling more closely, Stuighart, (gh) is a 'w' or 'v' sound. Ians and Roberts etc. are common in the family. Mine, 'John' and 'Alexander' both names of former kings. Bloody robbers the lot. One of my favourite Stuarts was James Ewell Brown Stuart. John

BTW, Brian, do you trace Robinson to Ireland or Scotland? If a sept of clan Gunn you are viking blood as are the Stuarts.

[Eric H]

As can be seen the exhibition space is raised backwards.

 

Eric

[nagamaki - Franco]

Franco,

Can't really make out what is happening there. Please tell me the sword isn't suspended from the tip?

 

Brian

 

Hey Brian,

 

Not suspended, clip is simply holding the cutting edge up on a flat surface.

[george trotter]

I might be wrong but I think the "French" spelling Stuart commenced officially around 1603 when James VI of Scotland became James I of England also.

As for being related to a Stewart, I think most Scots are...all he did was go a-shaggin' every day.... :D

Just the view of a sassenach borderer gomeral.

[John A Stuart]

And all the English are Tudors, in fact by marriage so were the Stuart house, and a third of the world is descended from Ghengis Khan. Rank had its privileges. Bastards. John

[AndyMcK]

Starting to be an interesting geneology discussion here...

 

It is a shame that my ancestors didn't pillage too much around Scotland and Ireland!

 

-Antti Mäkinen

[Eric H]

We have very nice memories of Scotland

[bone]

My ancestors came to england in 1056 from France. They came to America with William Penn to form the Pennsylvania colony. And still I'm poor. Go figure.

[george trotter]

Since ancestry has come up, I must say that I did not know that Bone was a French/Norman name.

I have a Scottish ancestor named Sarah Bone 1784-1839 of Wigtonshire. I always though her name was a local spelling of the name pronounced Boone (as in Daniel Boone).

Regards,

[bone]

"blink" Really??? Cousin! Probably... there aren't now and never have been, a lot of Bones. I'd have to get the book but I know there are several Sarah's in it.