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https://www.royal.uk/order-thistle "Palace of Hollyroodhouse" https://tallinnmuseum.com/2018/11/30/the-origins-of-the-order-of-the-thistle/ remember the symbolism is always masked "A Scottish legend tells us how thistle came to be the national emblem of Scotland. One day in the mid 900’s, Norse invaders landed on the Scottish shores, unseen, with the purpose of overtaking Scotland and claiming it for themselves. They waited until dark and removed their boots in order to creep up on the encampment of Scottish warriors unseen and unheard. One Norseman, however, stepped on a thistle, and his scream of pain alerted the Scots who drove the Norsemen back into the sea and saved Scotland forever." "with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae(coming from latin name ASTER meaning star in english, is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants (Angiospermae).) Prickles can also occur all over the plant – on the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. These prickles are an adaptation that protects the plant from being eaten by herbivores." "It has other names including Holy Thistle, St benedict’s thistle, Our Lady’s Thistle, Cursed Thistle due to people stepping on its spiked plant in bare feet. Legend has it that Charlemagne had a vision of a way to cure his troops of the Plague, an Angel appeared and told him to throw his sword and it would land on the plant that would cure his troops.It landed on the Blessed Thistle. The thistle is sacred to the Scots as it is their national emblem. Lore suggests that the Scots use the thistle as a warning bell, spreading them around their camps to warn them of when the Danes were coming.When the Danes stepped on the thistles and cried out, they gave out their positions.Usage in herbal magic for protection." "Thistle is thought to be connected to Aries and the planet Mars. The plant is often used as a sacred plant during Yule and Winter Solstice."