Plans are being finalised for the first King Robert the Bruce Day in Dunfermline on Saturday.
However, unlike other events marking the 700th anniversary of his famous victory on the battlefield of Bannockburn, the event in Dunfermline Abbey will focus on the great king’s vision of peace.
With his body interred in the abbey, the events will see a celebration of Christian faith in the area covered by Dunfermline Presbytery.
And with the anniversary of his coronation approaching on March 25, there will be a recreation of the crowning ceremony.
Visit Dunfermline has joined Dunfermline Presbytery for the event, which will runs from 1pm to 4pm. There will be pilgrimage walks to Dunfermline from Culross Abbey and St Bridget’s Kirk in Dalgety Bay.
Churches have also been invited to take part and set up displays and local man Gifford Lind will be conducting storytelling sessions.
Monks will be found in and around the area some with rather interesting tales who will be called back to the abbey at 2pm and 3pm for Canonical Hours, prayers as they would have been said in the time of the Benedictine monks.
Spreading the global message of peace will be the involvement of the World Peace Tartan initiative.
Its founder Victor Spence said the World Peace Tartan will be presented to the presbytery moderator, who will join the ranks of others around the world including the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu who have been presented with the tartan. He will also read out a message from Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.
Thomas Moffat of Visit Dunfermline said: “It is important to focus on the peaceful elements of Robert the Bruce.”
MSP Cara Hilton said: “Dunfermline has a unique place in Scotland’s history.”