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Sir Walter Scott's Tales of a Grandfather, p. 61, says: "He was very tall and handsome; and one of the strongest and bravest men that ever lived. He was particularly dexterous in the use of all weapons which were then employed in battle."

"Wallace's favorite weapon appears to have been a long and ponderous two-handled sword, which his prodigious strength enabled him to wield with the greatest ease." An eye-witness says: "Bruce was a man beautiful and of a fine appearance; and his strength was so great that he could easily have overcome any mortal man of his time. But in so far as he excelled other men; he was