From: Dougie Crawford (DougiePunk@classic.msn.com)
Date: Sat 08 Nov 1997 - 02:35:34 EET
> If you are looking for something simple (such as the excellent death rune
> in ashes suggestion), it seems the Scotts would wear black or grey kilts to
> signify someone died, though how long these were worn for, I do not know.
>Nice one. And grey is easier to come by than black, too. What period of
>history are you quoting here, though? If it was a "kilt", that makes it
>pretty modern.
>Yes, Kilts are modern inventions. I should have said more generically
>Tartans which date much further back in Highlander (and Irish) history.
>Kilts are just one type of tartan.
As a ScotsmanI think there is a problem of teminology here. A Tarten is simply
the pattern on the cloth - what Americans call plaid. The modern dress kilt,
tailored with pleats etc. is a new invention but Scots (and a lesser extent
the Irish) have always worn a garment called the kilt witch was essentially a
blanket wrapped around the waist and thrown over the shoulder. A belt secured
it the waist and a buckle at the shoulder. "Braveheart" got it about right:-)
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