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Blind Harry's Wallace
- Blind Harry's 15th-century epic poem, "The Wallace," is a source for the film Braveheart.
- However, it is not historically reliable, creating gaps in Wallace's true biography.
Learning through Battle
- Commanders like William Wallace, Andrew Murray, and Robert the Bruce learned their trade through experience.
- This period significantly influenced English warfare in the Hundred Years' War.
Wallace's Resistance
- William Wallace, unlike many Scottish nobles, never swore fealty to Edward I.
- He consistently fought for freedom and led a campaign in southern Scotland alongside Andrew Murray in the north.