The Investiture

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The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle: The Sharp Thorns of a Fierce Plant that saved Scotland

The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle: The Sharp Thorns of a Fierce Plant that saved Scotland

The legend says that a sudden scream tore through the dark - a sound not born of courage but of pain! One among the Norsemen had stepped upon a patch of thistles! The Scotland was saved!

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Special diamond insignia of the Order of the Thistle that belonged to King George IV and Queen Victoria

The Night of the Thistle's Cry

On that grim night, the shadows of Norway crept upon the shores of Scotland, dark shapes slithering through the inky blackness. The Norse warriors moved with grim purpose, their presence no more than a whisper upon the sle…

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