{"id":1329,"date":"2023-02-27T10:08:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2023-02-28T06:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T06:45:20","slug":"the-thistle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/?p=1329","title":{"rendered":"The Thistle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1329\" class=\"elementor elementor-1329\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f52d890 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f52d890\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73e0ecb\" data-id=\"73e0ecb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bfd85a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bfd85a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f26d872\" data-id=\"f26d872\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce0087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ce0087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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When the seeds are ripe, they are dispersed as fluffy thistledown. This plant also produces a thick taproot that can be used as a coffee substitute.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a7d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47a7d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thisle-foto.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thisle-foto.jpg 468w, https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thisle-foto-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d39be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d39be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When you think of Scotland a clear picture comes to mind. This picture includes Scottish Tartan, Bagpipes, The Kilt etc, however the emblem of Scotland is not as well known. The Thistle has been used as the emblem of Scotland for over 500 years \u2013 let\u2019s find out why\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">This is the legend of how The Thistle was chosen to be the emblem of Scotland.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is said that the legend originated during the reign of Alexander III (1249 \u2013 1286) when the Norwegian king, King Haakon, sent his army to fight the Scots. The army of Norwegian Vikings intended to conquer the sleeping Scottish Warriors and Highlanders on the coast of Largs in Ayshire. They wanted to move as quietly as humanly possible in order not to wake the Scotsmen and unexpectedly raid them, therefor they removed their shoes. Their plan quickly failed as one of King Haakon\u2019s men stood in a prickly purple Thistle and screamed out in pain, waking the Scottish Warriors. The Clansman jumped to their feet charging into battle and defeating the Norwegian foe, resulting in the Highland Charge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a339816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a339816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Highland-Charge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1332\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Highland-Charge.jpg 564w, https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Highland-Charge-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2017bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2017bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From this day on, the Thistle was known to have saved Alexander III\u2019s men and was named the Guardian Thistle \u2013 <strong>The Emblem of Scotland.<\/strong><\/p><p>A constant reminder of the Thistle and what it symbolises is the \u201cunofficial Scottish anthem\u201d\u00a0<em>Scotland the\u00a0<strong>Brave<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thistle &#8211; a symbol of Bravery, Courage, Endurance and Loyalty. The Herbaceous plant is part of the Sunflower family and are known for its purple or yellow flowers, as well as it\u2019s prickly thorns. When the seeds are ripe, they are dispersed as fluffy thistledown. This plant also produces a thick taproot that can&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1329"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1348,"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329\/revisions\/1348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theglenhighschool.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}