The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie
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*The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie* is a late 15th-century Scots verse romance by Blind Hary that offers a highly patriotic and partly legendary account of the life and exploits of the Scottish hero William Wallace.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scots poem
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literary work ⓘ verse romance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Elderslie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Blind Hary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biographicalSubject | Scottish knight William Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
historical elements
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legendary material ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important source for popular legends of Wallace
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key text in Scottish literary canon ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | late 15th century ⓘ |
| depicts | William Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | narrative verse ⓘ |
| genre |
chivalric biography
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romance ⓘ |
| historicalAccuracy | partly legendary ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Scottish nationalist literature
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popular image of William Wallace ⓘ |
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Scottish patriotic literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | William Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
life of William Wallace
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military exploits of William Wallace ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Scots ⓘ |
| perspective | patriotic Scottish viewpoint ⓘ |
| portrays | English as antagonists ⓘ |
| setting | medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| style | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Scottish Wars of Independence
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Scottish resistance to English rule ⓘ |
| theme |
freedom of Scotland
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heroic resistance ⓘ national identity ⓘ |
| tone |
heroic
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patriotic ⓘ |
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