Highland Folk Tales

Author : Bob Pegg
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780752478173

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Highland Folk Tales by Bob Pegg Pdf

The Highlands of Scotland are rich in traditional stories. Even today, in the modern world of internet and supermarkets, old legends dating as far back as the times of the Gaels, Picts and Vikings are still told at night around the fireside. They are tales of the sidh – the fairy people – and their homes in the green hills; of great and gory battles, and of encounters with the last wolves in Britain; of solitary ghosts, and of supernatural creatures like the sinister waterhorse, the mermaid, and the Fuath , Scotland’s own Bigfoot.In a vivid journey through the Highland landscape, from the towns and villages to the remotest places, by mountains, cliffs, peatland and glen, storyteller and folklorist Bob Pegg takes the reader along old and new roads to places where legend and landscape are inseparably linked.

Author : Ronald Macdonald Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037025405

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Selected Highland Folk Tales by Ronald Macdonald Robertson Pdf

Author : Bob Pegg
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780752478173

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Highland Folk Tales by Bob Pegg Pdf

The Highlands of Scotland are rich in traditional stories. Even today, in the modern world of internet and supermarkets, old legends dating as far back as the times of the Gaels, Picts and Vikings are still told at night around the fireside. They are tales of the sidh – the fairy people – and their homes in the green hills; of great and gory battles, and of encounters with the last wolves in Britain; of solitary ghosts, and of supernatural creatures like the sinister waterhorse, the mermaid, and the Fuath , Scotland's own Bigfoot. In a vivid journey through the Highland landscape, from the towns and villages to the remotest places, by mountains, cliffs, peatland and glen, storyteller and folklorist Bob Pegg takes the reader along old and new roads to places where legend and landscape are inseparably linked.

Author : Anne Ross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0752419048

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Folklore of the Scottish Highlands by Anne Ross Pdf

The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities. This has enabled her to collect information at first hand and to assess the veracity of material already published. In this substantially revised edition of a classic work first published 30 years ago, she portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society, including: seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; the Highland tradition of seers and second sight; omens and taboos, both good and bad; and, chilling experiences of witchcraft and the Evil Eye Rituals associated with birth and death. Having taken her MA, MA Hons and PhD at the University of Edinburgh, Anne Ross became Research Fellow in the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh. She then rapidly established herself as one of Britain's leading Celtic scholars. Her seminal work is "Pagan Celtic Britain" and she has also published "Druids - Preachers of Immortality" with Tempus Publishing.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10035493

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Popular Tales of the West Highlands by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : English literature
ISBN : HARVARD:32044051144558

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Popular Tales of the West Highlands by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0192750127

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Fairy Tales from Scotland by Anonim Pdf

Thirty-two folk tales from Scotland, including Tam Lin, The Faery and the Kettle, and How Fionn Found his Sword.

Author : Various
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780750992879

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The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales by Various Pdf

This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers. From the Spaeman's peculiar advice and a laird who is transformed into a frog, to a fugitive hiding in a dark cave and the stoor worm battling with Assipattle, this book celebrates the distinct character of Scotland's different customs, beliefs and dialects, and is a treat for all who enjoy a well-told story.

Author : Donald Omand
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Caithness (Scotland)
ISBN : 1871704162

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Caithness: Lore and Legend by Donald Omand Pdf

Author : George W. Macpherson
Publisher : Luath Storyteller
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Celts
ISBN : 1842820648

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Highland Myths and Legends by George W. Macpherson Pdf

A collection of traditional oral stories from Scotland, mainly the Highlands, many never before published. The stories are myths and legends as well as cultural history. They include traditional methods of treating diseases, Druidical customs and rituals, stories of Selkies, shapeshifters, heros, Vikings, faeries, giants and magic.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Celts
ISBN : HARVARD:32044010233880

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Popular Tales of the West Highlands by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Francis Campbell
Publisher : Birlinn Publishers
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UVA:X002577174

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Popular Tales of the West Highlands by John Francis Campbell Pdf

This is one of two volumes that contain the popular folk tales of John Francis Campbell. This book was first published in 1860/1861.

Author : Lawrence Tulloch
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750955461

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Shetland Folk Tales by Lawrence Tulloch Pdf

Being separate from the Scottish mainland, the Shetland Isles have a rich and unique tradition of folklore, from selkies to invading giants and Vikings. This book brings together for the first time many tales of the Isles, including The Boy Who Came from the Ground, and Norway's First Troll, among many others. This collection is sure to enthral and entertain those from the region and anyone who picks up a copy.

Author : Ian Gregor Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1244722922

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Folk Tales of the Highlands by Ian Gregor Smith Pdf

Author : J. F. Campbell
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781907256066

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POPULAR TALES OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS Vol. 2 by J. F. Campbell Pdf

This second volume of Tales of the West Highlands contains thirty ursgeuln, or tales, fifty riddles plus a few extra stories. As always, these are tales and stories in which something 'Fairy' or magical occurs, something extraordinary --fairies, giants, dwarfs, princes, princesses, kings and queens, speaking animals and the remarkable stupidity of some of the characters. But these aren't just a collection of amusing and entertaining stories. Just 20 years after the Elementary Education Act of 1870 these are the tales that were still being used in those far- flung reaches of the Highlands to teach the young the lessons of life. Also included are Seanachas--those old Highland stories which in their telling resemble no others, whose origins are lost in the mists of the Highlands, if not the midst of time. So take some time out and travel back to a period before television and radio, a time when tales were passed on orally-- at the drying kilns, at the communal well or in homes, where families would gather around a crackling and spitting hearth and granddad or grandma or uncle or auntie would delight and captivate the gathering with stories passed on to them from their parents and grandparents from time immemorial. A proportion of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated towards the education of the underprivileged in Scotland.