| The movie Braveheart is a favorite among movie | | | | even gone on to become a scholar if it had not been |
| lovers everywhere because of its powerful message | | | | for the war. However, when he refused to sign a |
| set against the beautiful Scottish countryside. While | | | | document pledging his loyalty, he was forced to fight |
| the film is based on historical events, it is not | | | | or go into hiding. |
| completely accurate. Many people love the film, but | | | | The film also gives the appearance that Wallace alone |
| they do not know the real truth about William | | | | was responsible for organizing other rebels to fight |
| Wallace. | | | | against England. In truth, he worked closely with a |
| It is true that William Wallace was a Scottish patriot | | | | man named Andrew Moray who had just as large a |
| and leader of his people during the Wars of Scottish | | | | role in calling the men to action. Moray, who was |
| Independence. Many of the details of his life from the | | | | killed at Sterling Bride, is rarely mentioned in the |
| film, however, were fabricated since not much is | | | | history books and was not featured in the film at all. |
| known of Wallace in the early part of his life. It is | | | | It is likely that Hollywood chose to make these |
| believed that he was born in Ayrshire and had two | | | | changes, among others, in the film to make Wallace |
| brothers, but little is known for sure since the only | | | | appear to be more of a singular hero. While his acts |
| account of his childhood was written nearly two | | | | of bravery and patriotism cannot be denied, they did |
| centuries after his birth. | | | | not play out exactly the way they are portrayed in |
| In the film, Wallace is portrayed as a poor man who | | | | the movie Braveheart. The truth about William |
| came from very little. In reality, he was a landed | | | | Wallace is quite different than what the movie |
| commoner with a good education and may have | | | | suggests, but it is no less interesting and exciting. |
