13th Century

[Sir Didymous]

Sir Didymous ,

Given all that you said above , perhaps you could open by telling the Boy Scouts that Scottish Knights and English Knights during the time period of the 1500s ( the Ren period ) were often outfitted the same .

Also as mentioned earlier about William Wallace , perhaps you could have a tartan cloth wrapped around your armour like a plaid as opposed to the cape in your avatar . This could be done last minute without a lot of cost and give a Scottish identifier which would be somewhat historically accurate .

At that point , you could give your battle demonstration .

In addition , at most Scottish Festivals there are often Scottish re-enactment groups , usually a group dressed as the Black Watch from the 1700s .

You might be able to ask the Black Watch group to be present at your demonstration , then once your done , introduce them and tell the Boy Scouts that 200 years later the Scottish soldiers became known as a group like this , and the Scottish soldier became known to the world as something very similar .

This would allow you to demonstrate your battle skills of that time period , be outfitted pretty much historically accurate and give the Boy Scouts a visual of the kilted soldier at the end .

This might satisfy the expectation of the battle performance and give the boys a quick big picture history of Scottish knights of the 1500s , then fast forward them 200 years to something they more relate to today's world .

Just food for thought . Best wishes on your performance !

Mike

I like this idea, although I'm not in close contact with any later period Scots. I'll see if I can't flush some out of the Local SCA groups. We have al least two withing 20 min. of where I live. Good people, but I just can't wear plate armor and use wooded weapons.