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This would have been the Wallaces local church. In the 13th century Kirkconnel was a tiny settlement at the foot of Kirkland Hill, straddling a burn.

There are still Broadfoots in the modern town of Kirkconnel. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page.

Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. As originally published in the Guardian, Spring Comments 4 Claims made in this piece should have been addressed a dozen years ago when first published in The Guardian. Loved the movie. LOVE Scotland! On one of his visits to Marion, a soldier in Heselrig's garrison confronted him. The soldier greeted him in a mixture of English and French.

Wallace responded in a mixture of Scottish and Gaelic: "Gud deyn, dauch lard, bach lowch banyoch a de" good evening lazy lord if you please, God bless you. As this was going on, several other soldiers had gathered round to watch. All of the soldiers around were now taunting him. The crowd continued to get larger until it reached about Heselrig and Thorn were also among the crowd. Robert Thorn was an Englishman who was a friend of Heselrig who was partly involved in the murdering of Marion later talked about in the article.

William's anger was rising as the taunts continued, but the one about his wife really angered him. He tried to remain calm and cool but lost his temper. The fight was quick and viscious. He quickly drew his sword and lopped off the head of one English man. The blood gushing forth from the decapitated soldier's neck was said to have blinded William temporarily, but in the small street the English could not win just by outnumbering the Scots.

The men with Wallace were used to these sorts of fights and fought very skillfully. They fought a rearguard action and withdrew through the gates, taking refuge in Marion's house. The Scots killed around fifty Englishmen in their escape, but the rest of them, led by Heselrig and Thorn, regrouped and went up to the door of Marion's home demanding the "ruffians" surrender immediately.

Marion stalled them at the door, arguing with the sheriff to give her husband time to escape. Soon after, the English realized that the Scots had fled and they broke down the door and put Marion to death right there on the spot. Wallace was angered beyond belief upon hearing the news of what had happened to his wife. That same night Wallace and his men, who were joined by a few others, prepared to go into the town and take the sheriff's life.

Heselrig never thought that they would try an attack that same night, so security was at a minimum. Wallace and his men went into the town in small groups of two or three, for this way the guards would not pay much attention to them. Once inside, the band regrouped. They split into two main groups; one group would head for Thorn's house and the other, with Wallace as leader, headed for Sheriff Heselrig's house.

Upon reaching the Sheriff's house, he smashed in his door with a single foot and rushed up his stairs. He found Heselrig in his bedroom where he murdered the sheriff. With one single downward stroke of his blade, Wallace lopped off the sheriff's head clear to the collarbone.

Robert Thorn's house was set on fire, and he burned to death. Wallace and his men fought with the British, who were now aware of their presence, and slew many Englishmen. The dead were said to be at about