We don't know much about Wallace's early life but in 1297, he is reported to have killed William de Heselrig, the English High Sheriff of Lanark. Instead of going into hiding, Wallace continued ...

Never submit to live, my son, in the bonds of slavery entwined." William Wallace – His Uncle's proverb, from Bower's Scotichronicon c.1440s The reputation of William Wallace runs like a fault ...