Captain James Moodie died in 1725. He had received a scimitar and scabbard, a mace, and a dagger and sheath from Archduke Charles of Austria in 1707. Relatives have now donated the items to Orkney ...

Captain James Moodie, of Melsetter on Hoy, was presented with the items by Archduke Charles of Austria – the future Emperor Charles VI – in 1707, following the siege of Denia in Spain during ...