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Author | : Tom Muir |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2014-03-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0750955333 |
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The Orkney Islands are a place of mystery and magic, where the past and the present meet, ancient standing stones walk and burial mounds are the home of the trows. Orkney Folk Tales walks the reader across invisible islands that are home to fin folk and mermaids, and seals that are often far more than they appear to be. Here Orkney witches raise storms and predict the outcome of battles, ghosts seek revenge and the Devil sits in the rafters of St Magnus Cathedral, taking notes! Using ancient tales told by the firesides of the Picts and Vikings, storyteller Tom Muir takes the reader on a magical journey where he reveals how the islands were created from the teeth of a monster, how a giant built lochs and hills in his greed for fertile land, and how the waves are controlled by the hand of a goddess.
Author | : Tom Muir |
Publisher | : History Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Orkney (Scotland) |
ISBN | : 9780752499055 |
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Tom Muir takes you on a magical journey through the mysterious Orkney Islands, where the past and present meet. Using the ancient stories that were told by the firesides of the Picts and Vikings, we hear how the islands were created from the teeth of a monster, how a giant created lochs and hills in his greed for fertile land, and how the waves are controlled by the hand of a goddess. Here ancient standing stones walk and burial mounds are the home of the trows. Invisible islands are encountered, home to fin folk and mermaids, while seals are not always what they seem to be. Witches raise storms and predict the outcome of a battle, ghosts seek revenge, and the devil sits in the rafters of St Magnus Cathedral, taking notes
Author | : Ernest Marwick |
Publisher | : Birlinn Ltd |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2020-05-07 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1788852729 |
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The two island groups of Orkney and Shetland have much in common. In each the grey stone houses and treeless landscapes are scoured in winter by stinging gales, and in summer lie under the endless days of the 'simmer din'. Originally Norwegian, they have been part of Scotland for five hundred years, but their many and varied legends, folk tales and customs are still saturated with Norse influences. While this book tells tales and discusses beliefs that are known throughout the northern isles, it also outlines those elements which are unique to each island group. The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland is the standard account of what to this day is one of the richest repositories of lore and custom in Britain. Ernest Marwick not only recounts countless tales which have been transmitted aurally and by writing, but also places these tales within geographical and historical contexts, thus enabling a deeper appreciation of this wonderful material. A bibliography is also included, together with an index of tale types and motifs.
Author | : Walter Traill Dennison |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : 9780907618386 |
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Author | : Northcote Whitridge Thomas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Ballads, English |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Folklore Society (Great Britain) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Ballads, Scots |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Tom Muir |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2014-03-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0750955333 |
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The Orkney Islands are a place of mystery and magic, where the past and the present meet, ancient standing stones walk and burial mounds are the home of the trows. Orkney Folk Tales walks the reader across invisible islands that are home to fin folk and mermaids, and seals that are often far more than they appear to be. Here Orkney witches raise storms and predict the outcomeof battles, ghosts seek revenge and the Devil sits in the rafters of St Magnus Cathedral, taking notes! Using ancient tales told by the firesides of the Picts and Vikings, storyteller Tom Muir takes the reader on a magical journey where he reveals how the islands were created from the teeth of a monster, how a giant built lochs and hills in his greed for fertile land, and how the waves are controlled by the hand of a goddess.
Author | : George Mackay Brown |
Publisher | : Chatto & Windus |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : English poetry |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : George Fraser Black |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Ballads, Scots |
ISBN | : |
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