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“our nation of Scots has been described in many publications — that crossing from Greater Scythia…it could be conquered by no one anywhere, no matter how barbarous the tribes… We do not fight for honour, riches, or glory, but solely for freedom which no true man gives up but with his life.” https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Translation:Declaration_of_Arbroath

Scythia, Sarmatia, Bactria and the Parthian Empire in ca.100-50 BC By Dbachmann, CC-BY-SA-3.0. “Originating in the central parts of the Eurasian Steppe, the Sarmatians were part of the wider Scythian cultures”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarmatians

According to tradition, the Scottish people have roots in Greater Scythia, which includes much of Ukraine and areas occupied by the Russian empire, which border Ukraine.

Is this the root of their fighting spirit and love of freedom? There are more ethnic Scots in the United States than in Scotland. The same is true of their fellow Gaelic speaking cousins, the Irish.

Scots as percentage of the US population peaked in 1775, the year before the Declaration of Independence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_diaspora The American colonists fought against German King George who sat on the British throne. Many Americans, and their ancestors, had been deported from the UK for supporting the House of Stuart (Scottish) in the English Civil Wars and the Jacobite Risings.

“Braveheart: William Wallace Freedom Speech“


Link: https://youtu.be/TME0xubdHQc

Excerpt:
“Aye.

Fight, and you may die.

Run, and you’ll live…
at least awhile.

And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that

for one chance….. just one chance..

to come back here and tell our enemies

that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!
[Cheering]
Alba gu bràth! [Scotland Forever!]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Arbroath
“we know from the deeds of the ancients and we read from books — because among the other great nations of course, our nation of Scots has been described in many publications — that crossing from Greater Scythia, via the Tyrhennian Sea and the Pillars of Hercules, and living in Spain among the fiercest tribes for many years, it could be conquered by no one anywhere, no matter how barbarous the tribes…

We do not fight for honour, riches, or glory, but solely for freedom which no true man gives up but with his life.” https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Translation:Declaration_of_Arbroath
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Arbroath

There is also this even earlier connection between Europe, Ukraine and other nearby areas grabbed by Russia during its original imperial expansion. It has genetic support and includes the prevalent corded ware culture: Yamnaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamnaya_culture

“Alba gu bràth (pronounced [ˈal̪ˠapə kə ˈpɾaːx] (is a Scottish Gaelic phrase used to express allegiance to Scotland. Idiomatically it translates into English as ‘Scotland forever’.[1]
It has also been used on some Scotland Football National team shirts over the past few seasons.

The phrase is parallel to the Irish Éirinn go Brách (‘Ireland Forever’), Welsh language slogan Cymru am byth (‘Wales forever’), the Breton Breizh da viken (‘Brittany forever’) or the Cornish language Kernow bys vyken (‘Cornwall forever’).

Popular cultureIn the 1995 film Braveheart, Scottish knight William Wallace (portrayed by Mel Gibson) shouts “Alba gu bràth” as he gallops across the front of his assembled Scottish troops just prior to their decisive victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba_gu_bràth

“Scotland the Brave” https://youtu.be/GowMI4wvmU4