Loch for sale....possible resting place of Robert Bruce's sword!

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/17/loch-contain-robert-the-bruce-sword-part-land-sale/

A sword in a lake? No where have I heard that one before

Could be fun looking for it...

[Erpingham]

So, the King, sitting on his horse in his armour, throws away that symbol of knighthood, his sword, in order to run away faster?  Or maybe the locals wanted a hero-related story to explain why a large pond locally was called Loch of the Weapons? And, of course, the estate agents would lead with that.

However, maybe the name preserves an earlier tradition of people throwing swords in lakes?  Get up there with your underwater metal detector Dave 

[Duncan Head]

So, the King, sitting on his horse in his armour, throws away that symbol of knighthood, his sword, in order to run away faster?

He couldn't reach a river in Poland in time.

[Nick Harbud]

It's probably a bit rusty by now.   

[Imperial Dave]

So, the King, sitting on his horse in his armour, throws away that symbol of knighthood, his sword, in order to run away faster?

He couldn't reach a river in Poland in time.

    

[DBS]

Watery tarts and moistened bints need to get their swords from somewhere!

[Keraunos]

I find these estate agents' antics all a bit sordid.

[Imperial Dave]

Watery tarts and moistened bints need to get their swords from somewhere!

No justification for a form of government!