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Scone and Iona (Colmkill)
Scone and Iona, or Colmkill, are villages which are situated in Scotland and which
represented royalty and christianity. These places are important and are talked about in the
play titled “Macbeth”, which was written by Shakespeare, because Macbeth was crowned in
Scone and buried in Iona.
Scone, a village situated in the east of Scotland, which grew around a monastery and royal
residence name Scone Abbey. The abbey had important royal functions, being next to the
coronation site of Scottish kings and housing the Stone of Destiny, which is an egg-shaped
block of red sandstone that was used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of
Scotland. Scone in “Macbeth” is important as the coronation of Macbeth was held there. Also
in Act 2 Scene 4, when Malcolm and Donalbain fled, Malcolm went to Scone to become
king. Scone is a place with the symbolic significance of kingship and royalty because this
is where kings of Scotland were crowned and where the Scone Abbey, which kept the Stone
of Destiny, was located.
Iona, an isle situated on the western coast of Scotland, was the burial place of many kings of
Scotland, forty eight kings have been buried there, including Macbeth and Banquo. Iona was
the birthplace of Christianism. During the 12th century, the isle of Iona started to build up a
reputation as a place of learning and as a base for spreading Christian teachings throughout
Europe, which resulted in the island becoming a prime Christian pilgrimage site. In this area
(North-eastern europe and Scandinavia), before Christianism, people followed Paganism,
which is a group of religions, which are not Christian or Jewish, they are smaller and
not-known-well religions. This relates to the witches in “Macbeth”, they are Pagan because
they believe in spirits and ghosts where christians and jews do not have these beliefs. In
“Macbeth”,
Scone and Iona were respectively the symbols of royalty and
Scone and Iona, or Colmkill, are villages which are situated in Scotland and which
represented royalty and christianity. These places are important and are talked about in the
play titled “Macbeth”, which was written by Shakespeare, because Macbeth was crowned in
Scone and buried in Iona.
Scone, a village situated in the east of Scotland, which grew around a monastery and royal
residence name Scone Abbey. The abbey had important royal functions, being next to the
coronation site of Scottish kings and housing the Stone of Destiny, which is an egg-shaped
block of red sandstone that was used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of
Scotland. Scone in “Macbeth” is important as the coronation of Macbeth was held there. Also
in Act 2 Scene 4, when Malcolm and Donalbain fled, Malcolm went to Scone to become
king. Scone is a place with the symbolic significance of kingship and royalty because this
is where kings of Scotland were crowned and where the Scone Abbey, which kept the Stone
of Destiny, was located.
Iona, an isle situated on the western coast of Scotland, was the burial place of many kings of
Scotland, forty eight kings have been buried there, including Macbeth and Banquo. Iona was
the birthplace of Christianism. During the 12th century, the isle of Iona started to build up a
reputation as a place of learning and as a base for spreading Christian teachings throughout
Europe, which resulted in the island becoming a prime Christian pilgrimage site. In this area
(North-eastern europe and Scandinavia), before Christianism, people followed Paganism,
which is a group of religions, which are not Christian or Jewish, they are smaller and
not-known-well religions. This relates to the witches in “Macbeth”, they are Pagan because
they believe in spirits and ghosts where christians and jews do not have these beliefs. In
“Macbeth”,
Scone and Iona were respectively the symbols of royalty and