


Wallace (or at least his fictionalized version) is a born leader, who has been wronged too many times by the ruling English.

The fictional McDuck has actually been honoured in Glasgow as a famous citizen of the city.īraveheart is a wicked awesome movie and can be forgiven for all of the creative license the production took on the real-life version of Scotland’s fight for independence. There’s a great DuckTales episode where Scrooge and family return to his native Scotland and Castle McDuck, which is being haunted by druids and a ghost hound. Do you know that he has even invited me over for a swim in his vault? Physics be damned, we had a hell of a time wading through all his gold and jewels. So, let’s take a look at some of these fine fictional figures:Īn all-time favourite character of the Sip Advisor, Scrooge McDuck can do no wrong. Hell, even some of Scotland’s most famous real-life citizens have been largely fictionalized in media portrayals following their deaths. Rather than spend a fair bit of time on only one of these individuals, I’ve decided to split my time and cover the gamut of my favourite Scots. And while there was an abundance of options for a second article, I kept being steered towards fictional characters. When picking what to write about for our visit to Scotland, golf was an obvious choice.
