Kill a Welshman

[GordonL]

Is it true that by virtue of an unrepealed law dating back to Norman times that in a certain Churchyard you can legally kill a Welsh man with a longow?

[tomd]

Similar with a Scotsman within the walls of york. Have a look at Section 3 of http://www.britainexpress.com/update/40.htm

[mast3r]

Not sure if it's an unrepealed law, but I know that you are able to kill a Welshman within the (Roman) walls of Chester (Deva) with a longbow, its not pinned down to a certain churchyard.

[sft42]

Aye..try it, then use that as a defence and see how far you get.

[maxi29]

It's not just Chester, I've heard the same story told of Hereford Cathedral too. I'm pretty sure that this is an urban myth though and there's no such unrepealed law...at least, that's what I hoped when I walked around Hereford with a Welsh t-shirt on.

[Phantaxus]

this and more strange laws here http://www.dumblaws.com/laws.php?site=laws&cid=183

[EliPledge]

There was one about a Scotsman in full in Highland Dress being allowed to kill an Englishman with a bow-and-arrow on the Isle of Man. Also one about Rod Stewart being technically guity of the capital offence of High Treason for having a Lion Rampant bedspread. Not sure of the veracity of either.

[bossuk]

between the borders or england and wales it is known as a no mans land, therefore it is legal to kill a welsh man on that strip of land without prosecution, the same applies in york where u can shoot a scotsman who is in full highland dress with a longbow on a sunday if he breaks wind

[dominion]

it is true, was even a law during 18th century on the borderline between england and wales that allowed englishmen to kill a welshmen whom they 'suspected' (open to intepretation) were stealing english trade or goods - especially prelevant in shrewsbury/shropshire. As a Welshman im constantly on guard in these places. ps, it was against the law to kill an Englishman in the same circumstances.

[Topaxci]

Can anyone provide a link to a credible reference describing an unrepealed law along the lines of that described by 'dominion'? Coming from Shropshire, I've heard this story many times but I'm not aware of any references to substantiate this.
Web-based searches turn up blogs reiterating similar statements, which leaves the cynic in me thinking that stories of an 'unrepealed law' may just be an urban myth.