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Originally Posted by Easy 6
You clearly know your shit
I'm aware of all of that on an above surface level, books and documentaries about the old country have been mainstays with me since my teenage years
But being a schooled historian gives you a deeper understanding than myself, and I will never be too old to be schooled... its very complicated history to try and get a handle on
Though geographically close, they were all quite distinct yet somehow intertwined people
William Wallace is the biggest Scottish hero ever yet his family hailed from Wales.. the surname Wallace is just another name for Welsh
O' is Irish for "son of"
Mc is Scottish for the same
Our ancestors were some strange mfers, lol
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Yeah, I know a lot more about the Roman Empire and the early Middle Ages than I do about stuff closer to modern times. I really thought the show did some things very very well with respect to actual history.