The thistle’s story begins not in legend, but in blood and battle. In 1263, King Haakon IV of Norway sailed across the North Sea, determined to reclaim control over Scotland’s western isles. His fleet anchored off the Ayrshire coast near a small town called Largs. The Norse army was strong, hardened by decades of raiding and war. On the other side, the Scots, led by King Alexander III, waited, outnumbered but fiercely protective of their land. As night fell, the Norse decided to launch a stealth

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