“I have brought you to the ring, now dance if you can.”

— William Wallace

Statement before the Battle of Falkirk (21 July 1298); as quoted in The Story of England (1909) by Samuel B. Harding http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=harding&book=england&story=edwards <br class="br">Variants: I hae brocht ye to the ring, now see gif ye can dance.<br>I have brought you to the ring, now see if you can dance.<br>I have brought you to the ring. Dance if ye can.<br>I have brought you to the Revel, Now dance if you can.

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