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Introduction 'Sons of Scotland,' he shouted, 'You have come here tofight asfree men. Yes - if you Jight, perhaps you'll die. If you run, you may livefor a time. But at what cost? They'll kill us, but I say we'll always be free!' The army of Scotsmen answered with one voice. A great shout went up, 'We will be free!' Braveheart is the true story of William Wallace - a young boy who sees terrible things and grows into a fighter. His story is one of love for a beautiful and strong Scottish girl and hope for himself and his country; of rebel attacks and terrible batdes; of an English king who wanted to win Scodand; of the secret meetings and plans of the nobles of Scodand; and of a beautiful French princess. There is a film of Braveheart with Mel Gibson as William Wallace and Sophie Marceau as Princess Isabella. When Mel Gibson was making the film in Scodand and Ireland, he said, 'This story could happen anywhere.' The film was one of the most popular films of 1995. The American writer Randall Wallace first heard about William Wallace when he visited Edinburgh Casde in Scodand. The more he knew about William, the more he wanted to teli his story. Randall Wallace's family went to America from Ireland and Scodand many years ago. They were farmers, liké the family of William Wallace, and bought farms in Tennessee in the American South. Randall was born there, but he now lives in southern California with his wife and two sons. Braveheart is his fifth növel. He alsó wrote the words for the film of Braveheart.