Scots Wha Hae

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"Scots Wha Hae" is a patriotic Scottish song and poem by Robert Burns, written as a stirring speech by Robert the Bruce before the Battle of Bannockburn and long regarded as an unofficial national anthem of Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish patriotic song
patriotic song
poem
song
about Robert the Bruce
Scottish independence
First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

patriotism
alsoKnownAs Battle of Bannockburn
surface form: Robert Bruce’s March to Bannockburn

Scots Wha Hae
surface form: Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled
associatedWith Robert the Bruce
Scottish independence
surface form: Scottish nationalism

William Wallace
author Robert Burns
countryOfOrigin Scotland
culturalSignificance symbol of Scottish national identity
describedAs unofficial national anthem of Scotland
firstLine Scots Wha Hae self-linksurface differs
surface form: Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled
genre patriotic song
poetry
political song
hasForm strophic song
hasImagery battlefield rhetoric
heroic sacrifice
hasMeter traditional Scots verse
hasRhetoricalForm speech before battle
hasTheme freedom
national pride
resistance to oppression
historicalContext Wars of Scottish Independence in the early 14th century
inspiredBy Robert the Bruce’s speech before the Battle of Bannockburn
language Scots
linkedToEvent Battle of Bannockburn
linkedToFigure Robert the Bruce
William Wallace
lyricist Robert Burns
narrativeVoice Robert the Bruce
partOf Scottish folk song tradition
Scottish literary canon
performedInContext Scottish political events
cultural and national celebrations in Scotland
periodWrittenIn 18th century
setting Battle of Bannockburn
usedAs patriotic anthem
protest song

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Robert Burns notableWork Scots Wha Hae
Scotland the Brave alsoKnownAs Scots Wha Hae
this entity surface form: Scots Wha Hae Wi Wallace Bled
Scotland the Brave oftenComparedWith Scots Wha Hae
Scots Wha Hae firstLine Scots Wha Hae self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled
Scots Wha Hae alsoKnownAs Scots Wha Hae
this entity surface form: Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled
The Scots Musical Museum containsWork Scots Wha Hae