Legs and socks of Scottish Traditional Pipe Band at Highland Games, Scotland, UK
Braemar has many connections with ancient Scottish royalty and it is believed that King Malcolm Canmore and his army camped here before going on to defeat McBeth at a battle near Lumphanon in 1057 King Malcolm III ruled Scotland until 1093 and was king at the time of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 During his reign it is said that he called the Clans to the Braes O Mar that he might by keen and fair contest select his hardiest soldiers and fleetest messengers King Malcolm s wife Margaret was well educated and later sanctified and it is possible that she had read about the Olympic Games of Ancient Greece Highland games as we know them are a more recent development The current Braemar Gathering and Highland Games can trace its roots back to 1816 when the Braemar Wright s Friendly Society was formed The society being formally registered the following year just two years after the defeat of Napolean at Waterloo The entry money for each member was 10 shillings 50p with a quarterly subscription of 1 shilling The Society was re constituted in July 1826 as the Braemar Highland Society The athletics competition was held under the auspices of the society for the first time on 23rd August 1832 The early Games were usually held on the last Thursday in August but occasionally delayed to early September In 1848 however the Games were delayed until mid September to allow Queen Victoria coming to Balmoral for the first time to attend Obviously she enjoyed the event because she became Patron and regularly attended the Games thereafter and was always consulted about the date
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Location: Braemar, Scotland uk
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