{"id":9032,"date":"2013-10-02T13:21:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T13:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?p=9032"},"modified":"2013-10-02T13:21:50","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T13:21:50","slug":"viking-invasion-thwarted-on-bute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?p=9032","title":{"rendered":"Viking Invasion Thwarted on Bute!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/SAL\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2013\/10\/torch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?attachment_id=9033\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/SAL\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2013\/10\/torch.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"413,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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A fierce battle followed but Bute emerged victorious and celebrated with a torchlit procession and fabulous firework display.<!--more--><BR><br \/>\nThanks go to Anne Speirs and Bute Museum for teaching us more about the Vikings and Emma, Josh, Skye, Hayley, Sophie and Andrew&#8217;s parents who helped to make the costumes at Rothesay Primary.<br \/>\n<BR><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/SAL\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2013\/10\/001-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9035\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?attachment_id=9035\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/SAL\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2013\/10\/001-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix 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