tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170624524397261237.post5357260002043300981..comments2024-03-19T00:15:02.569-07:00Comments on Wilder: thistlekirstyrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06282465629949382550noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170624524397261237.post-83888969129269399702021-03-04T12:58:45.087-08:002021-03-04T12:58:45.087-08:00One legend re why the thistle is the national embl...One legend re why the thistle is the national emblem of Scotland is that 'a sleeping party of Scots warriors were saved from ambush by an invading Norse army when one of the enemies trod on the spiky plant. His anguished cry roused the slumbering warriors who duly vanquished the invader and adopted the thistle as their national symbol'Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542514911543687580noreply@blogger.com