Scotland's Thistle
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Owner:
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Merciless Ming
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Released:
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
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Origin:
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Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
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In the hands of niustaw.
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My aim is to travel the World visiting other flowers of national interest.
The thistle may only be a humble weed, but it is the emblem of the Scottish nation. The prickly-leaved, pink or purple-flowered ‘Scotch’ thistle is, along with tartan, perhaps the most identifiable symbol of all things Scottish. But how did the thistle earn its place in the heart of the Scots?
In truth, no-one knows, but legend has it that a sleeping party of Scots warriors were saved from ambush by an invading Norse army when one of the attackers trod on a thistle with his bare feet. His cries raised the alarm, the roused Scots duly defeated the invaders, and the thistle was adopted as the symbol of Scotland. Unfortunately, there is no historical evidence for this, but Scots, like other nations, love a good story.
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niustaw took it to Biały Szkwał
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Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Poland
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niustaw took it to Wodospad Wilczki
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Dolnośląskie, Poland
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niustaw took it to Igliczna
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niustaw took it to Vodopády na Zlaté řece
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Liberecký kraj, Czechia
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niustaw took it to Kościół św. Mikołaja w Świebodzicach
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niustaw took it to Opactwo Cystersów w Krzeszowie
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niustaw took it to Alfabet kaszubski - Chmielno Park Kamienny
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niustaw took it to Studnia Wiernosci
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niustaw took it to Malbork- Dworzec kolejowy
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niustaw took it to Lapidarium - Żelichowo - Cyganek
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