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Sunday, 2 March 2014

A Legendary Mantle

I started a mantle for a friend , he wanted our local emblem which is a dog tied to a tree on an island , strange but true this is the Black Bitch which has been the emblem for Linlithgow for hundreds of years. The story is that the owner of the dog was sentenced to death by starvation he was chained to a tree on an island in Linlithgow Loch shadowed by Linlithgow Palace . His family made parcels of food and his dog would swim out to her old master with these . Until someone noticed the swimming dog . Then the poor old faithful dog was sentenced to the same fate . And chained to a tree on a neighbouring Island to starve. Thus the legend of the Black Bitch , take a look at this elm mantle that has been quite a challenge so far !! ;)


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10 comments:

  1. Gorges Smythe2 March 2014 at 18:46

    Looks tedious to do. I wouldn't have the patience.

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  2. Brian2 March 2014 at 19:25

    Not tedious at all but patience is required , I like seeing it come to life ;)

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  3. Mike Silvius2 March 2014 at 22:01

    Sounds like there were some cruel folk around those parts at one point.

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  4. Brian3 March 2014 at 19:23

    Yes people were very cruel back then rich land owners could do as they pleased, to common folks look up the highland clearances ! :)

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    1. Mike Silvius3 March 2014 at 21:55

      I'd read a little about that. Brutal times. I am partial to the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. It guarantees citizens the right to bear arms specifically as an insurance against that sort of injustice.

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    2. Brian4 March 2014 at 19:52

      We don't have such an amendment over here , we can have guns but there are lots of laws, rules and criteria to adhere to before a licence is given !! That's why lots of folks from Scotland and Ireland headed overseas for a better life free of tyranny back in the day ...

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  5. ken k.3 March 2014 at 19:52

    what passed for justice back in those days is quite a bit removed from our present day sensibilities. as you say the aristocracy basically could do as they pleased . it sure was tough to be a commoner. ken

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    1. Brian4 March 2014 at 19:41

      Yes rough justice in those days for sure , and a lot of downright badness ... Thanks for looking in :)

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  6. jozien4 March 2014 at 05:54

    wow
    the story and your work, i love it

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    1. Brian4 March 2014 at 19:43

      Hey jozien yes lots of stories around these parts , thanks for stopping by ;)

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