Orkney Folk Tales

Author : Tom Muir
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750955331

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Orkney Folk Tales by Tom Muir Pdf

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 : Ernest Marwick
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781788852722

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The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland by Ernest Marwick Pdf

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 : Lawrence Tulloch
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,5 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 : Tom Muir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Legends
ISBN : 0954032020

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The fiddler & the trow by Tom Muir Pdf

Author : Walter Traill Dennison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0907618383

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Orkney Folklore by Walter Traill Dennison Pdf

Author : Tom Muir
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780750955331

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Orkney Folk Tales by Tom Muir Pdf

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 : Bob Pegg
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 43,5 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 : Joseph Jacobs
Publisher : Sumpraxis LLC
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Buried Moon by Joseph Jacobs Pdf

Author : Various
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 55,8 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 : Tom Muir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Legends
ISBN : 0952617439

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The Mermaid Bride and Other Orkney Folk Tales by Tom Muir Pdf

Author : Amy Sackville
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781619023161

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Orkney by Amy Sackville Pdf

“A haunting novel” about sex and obsession, set off the coast of Scotland and “full of otherworldly emotion and strange impulses” (Marie Claire). A professor marries his prize student, a woman forty years his junior, and at her request, he takes her to the sea for their honeymoon. His life’s work is a book about enchantment–narratives in literature, most of them involving strange girls and women—but soon he finds himself distracted by his own enchantment with his new white–haired young wife. They travel to the Orkney Islands, the ancient Mesolithic and Neolithic site north of the Scottish coast, a barren place of extraordinary beauty known as “the Seal Islands.” And as the days of their honeymoon pass, his desire and his constant, yearning contemplation become his normality. His mysterious bride becomes his entire universe. He is consumed . . . From the author of The Still Point, a winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize, this is a novel that “will appeal to literature aficionados: a Lolita–esque love, a romance born out of academia, and folklore come to life” (Booklist). “What begins as a familiar, almost fairytale–like narrative ends as something more fragmented, unsettling, and odd . . . Providing a brooding, bruised, ever–changing backdrop to all this is Orkney, the book’s most compelling character of all. In a tribute to Virginia Woolf’s experimental masterpiece, The Waves, the sea in Orkney functions as a kind of rhythmic talisman, its ebb and flow mirrored in the actions, ideas, and themes of the book. More than anything, Sackville’s Orkney is a breathtaking place in the most literal of senses.” —The Scotsman

Author : George Mackay Brown
Publisher : Steve Savage Publishers Limited
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-01
Category : Orkney (Scotland)
ISBN : 1904246079

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Under Brinkie's Brae by George Mackay Brown Pdf

Author : Jane Yolen
Publisher : New York : Philomel Books
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:39000005692350

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Touch Magic by Jane Yolen Pdf

A richly expanded edition of the classic call-to-arms. Yolen argues perceptively that fantasy, folklore, and the realm of story provide our children with a "star map for our future". Six new essays tender fresh perspectives on the morality of fairy tales, time travel, the definition of story and, of course, why such themes are essential to the development of today's children.

Author : George Mackay Brown
Publisher : Chatto & Windus
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : English poetry
ISBN : UCAL:B4948525

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Fishermen with Ploughs by George Mackay Brown Pdf

Author : Daniel Allison
Publisher : Nielsen ISBN Store
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838040315

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Scottish Myths & Legends by Daniel Allison Pdf

The blue-skinned old woman who made the mountains. Finfolk, seal-people and the Makers of Dreams. Within these pages are the little-known stories of Scotland, collected and retold by an oral storyteller who performs them throughout the world. From folk-tales and local legends to ancient epics, these stories will astonish and delight readers everywhere. Daniel Allison is an acclaimed oral storyteller who performs everywhere from schools and prisons to global festivals. He hosts the House of Legends Podcast and is the author of The Bone Flute, Silverborn, Scottish Myths & Legends and Finn & The Fianna. 'A masterpiece... Celtic myths and legends at their fantastic best. Mythical, flirty, thumpingly violent and divinely nasty!' Jess Smith reviewing Finn & The Fianna 'A tremendous read... no end of dramas, surprises and reversals of fortune... wonderful stuff' Fay Sampson reviewing The Bone Flute 'The best mythology podcast I've heard' House of Legends listener review