http://ketsudan.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] ketsudan.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] hetalia2009-02-21 09:12 pm

Queston Regarding Scotland

Hey everyone! I got a question that is very important for a fanfic I am writing.

Would you say that with the Union Act of 1707 Scotland basically destroyed itself (meaning that "Scotland" the "country" no longer exists like the "Roman Empire" no longer exists), or that she just moved in and became a permanent resident of England's house?

I have been doing a lot of research, and I am not sure which one it is because the Scottish people still have their own laws, church, and a few other things, but technically the whole main island of Great Britain is called "The United Kingdom" a.k.a. "England" and Scotland is more like California in the US in that it is not it's own separate state.

It's all kind of confusing. Some say that "Scotland" is no longer her own country (thus "destroyed") and others say that she's just under England's rule and they're trying to get independence so they can be their own nation again but....... AJLASSADJ;L DDD:

Anyone who can give some input or give links to articles that could help me decide between these two will be loved forever and ever!

[identity profile] hagane-no-mame.livejournal.com 2009-02-22 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, in one of the strips with kid!England, he always has to run away from his big brothers who keeps shooting arrows at him...

[identity profile] kuromitsu.livejournal.com 2009-02-22 10:01 am (UTC)(link)
Well... supposing that England was born during the Saxon invasion and settlement, it's little wonder that his brothers have hated him since day one. Basically, his is what it was like for the native Britons: "The barbarians drive us to the sea; the sea throws us back on the barbarians: thus two modes of death await us, we are either slain or drowned."

By the time it ended the southern and eastern parts of the island were completely conquered by the Saxons and the Britons were pushed back significantly (as seen here (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Britain_peoples_circa_600.svg)).