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In Edinburgh on the 17th May? Then join the traditional Norway Day parade as it makes its way down the Mound, and join the fun! This year the parade sets off from Parliament Square at 1pm. For further details of our National Day Dinner, which will be held in Edinburgh on the evening of 17th May, please contact our secretary. If you would like to attend, please note that booking closes on 7th May. |
Thursday 17 May 2012Hjertelig Velkommen
A Warm Welcome to NSA
Our Association, which meets in Edinburgh, provides an opportunity for Scots, Norwegians and friends to get together and to celebrate important Norwegian events. Whether you have a family connection with Norway, or just a love of Norwegian or Scottish culture, why not come and join us? Ye'll surely find a 'hearty welcome'!
Norwegian Scottish Association
Did You Know?
Bergen refuge for fleeing Scottish Marquis John Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose (1612-50), Covenanter turned Royalist, was forced to flee Scotland after defeat at the battle of Philiphaugh. Choosing to escape to Norway, he had his men search all the coast and harbours to the north of his Montrose home to find a ship bound for Bergen. With good fortune, a Norwegian bark was anchored at Stanehyvie (Stonehaven) and arrangements were made to slip the Marquis onboard.
Dressed in coarse cloth, disguised as a servant, Montrose was rowed out to the bark. Local covenanters had attempted to cut the anchors, hoping the bark might found on the rocks and cliffs, but the escape party got away. On 3rd September 1646, with a 'fair wind' they put to sea with their Marquis 'maid' and began their voyage to Norway. But within a few years, Montrose's luck ran out. An educated, charismatic and determined leader, he took a force of men back, via Orkney, to the Scottish mainland. A Covenanter at heart, he thought the Royalist cause the better only for Scotland's immediate political stability, and was wont to follow thought with action.
But his return proved one risk too many and he was captured, taken to Edinburgh and executed there in 1650. Today, the Bergen-bound Marquis lies at rest in St Giles Cathedral. © SLKG 2011 |
