Perhaps the best-known account of the life of William Wallace is the 1995 film Braveheart, directed by and starring the actor Mel Gibson, written by Randall Wallace, and filmed in both Scotland and Ireland. This film was a commercial and critical success, winning five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. While the film is based on historic events, it contains numerous historical errors. The most prominent factual error is the suggestion that Wallace sired Edward III, who was born seven years after his death, through a romance with Isabella of France, a ten-year-old child at the time of his death whom he never met. Additionally, the nickname "Braveheart" originally referred to Robert the Bruce, not Wallace. Furthermore, William Wallace and, future king, Robert Bruce never actually met and were fighting effectively on different sides. Wallace was fiercely loyal to King John Balliol while Robert Bruce upheld his own claim to the Scottish throne.
In March 1998 Iron Maiden released the album Virtual XI which contained the 8:59 epic track "The Clansman", loosely based on the life of William Wallace. Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris states that the song was inspired by the films Braveheart and Rob Roy, starting first as two separate songs before they were melded into one
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