Author: Sophia Kingshill
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 140906171X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Scotland's rich past and varied landscape have inspired an extraordinary array of legends and beliefs, and in The Lore of Scotland Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill bring together many of the finest and most intriguing: stories of heroes and bloody feuds, tales of giants, fairies, and witches, and accounts of local customs and traditions. Their range extends right across the country, from the Borders with their haunting ballads, via Glasgow, site of St Mungo's miracles, to the fateful battlefield of Culloden, and finally to the Shetlands, home of the seal-people. More than simply retelling these stories, The Lore of Scotland explores their origins, showing how and when they arose and investigating what basis - if any - they have in historical fact. In the process, it uncovers the events that inspired Shakespeare's Macbeth, probes the claim that Mary King's Close is the most haunted street in Edinburgh, and examines the surprising truth behind the fame of the MacCrimmons, Skye's unsurpassed bagpipers. Moreover, it reveals how generations of Picts, Vikings, Celtic saints and Presbyterian reformers shaped the myriad tales that still circulate, and, from across the country, it gathers together legends of such renowned figures as Sir William Wallace, St Columba, and the great warrior Fingal. The result is a thrilling journey through Scotland's legendary past and an endlessly fascinating account of the traditions and beliefs that play such an important role in its heritage.
The Lore of Scotland
Author: Sophia Kingshill
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 140906171X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Scotland's rich past and varied landscape have inspired an extraordinary array of legends and beliefs, and in The Lore of Scotland Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill bring together many of the finest and most intriguing: stories of heroes and bloody feuds, tales of giants, fairies, and witches, and accounts of local customs and traditions. Their range extends right across the country, from the Borders with their haunting ballads, via Glasgow, site of St Mungo's miracles, to the fateful battlefield of Culloden, and finally to the Shetlands, home of the seal-people. More than simply retelling these stories, The Lore of Scotland explores their origins, showing how and when they arose and investigating what basis - if any - they have in historical fact. In the process, it uncovers the events that inspired Shakespeare's Macbeth, probes the claim that Mary King's Close is the most haunted street in Edinburgh, and examines the surprising truth behind the fame of the MacCrimmons, Skye's unsurpassed bagpipers. Moreover, it reveals how generations of Picts, Vikings, Celtic saints and Presbyterian reformers shaped the myriad tales that still circulate, and, from across the country, it gathers together legends of such renowned figures as Sir William Wallace, St Columba, and the great warrior Fingal. The result is a thrilling journey through Scotland's legendary past and an endlessly fascinating account of the traditions and beliefs that play such an important role in its heritage.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 140906171X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Scotland's rich past and varied landscape have inspired an extraordinary array of legends and beliefs, and in The Lore of Scotland Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill bring together many of the finest and most intriguing: stories of heroes and bloody feuds, tales of giants, fairies, and witches, and accounts of local customs and traditions. Their range extends right across the country, from the Borders with their haunting ballads, via Glasgow, site of St Mungo's miracles, to the fateful battlefield of Culloden, and finally to the Shetlands, home of the seal-people. More than simply retelling these stories, The Lore of Scotland explores their origins, showing how and when they arose and investigating what basis - if any - they have in historical fact. In the process, it uncovers the events that inspired Shakespeare's Macbeth, probes the claim that Mary King's Close is the most haunted street in Edinburgh, and examines the surprising truth behind the fame of the MacCrimmons, Skye's unsurpassed bagpipers. Moreover, it reveals how generations of Picts, Vikings, Celtic saints and Presbyterian reformers shaped the myriad tales that still circulate, and, from across the country, it gathers together legends of such renowned figures as Sir William Wallace, St Columba, and the great warrior Fingal. The result is a thrilling journey through Scotland's legendary past and an endlessly fascinating account of the traditions and beliefs that play such an important role in its heritage.
Legendary Scotland
Author: Katrina Patrick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845358921
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845358921
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland
Author: John S. Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
The Scottish Legendary
Author: Eva von Contzen
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526100274
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This study places the Scottish compilation of saints' legends within the hagiographic landscape of medieval Britain.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526100274
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This study places the Scottish compilation of saints' legends within the hagiographic landscape of medieval Britain.
The Highlands and Highlanders of Scotland. Papers Historical, Descriptive, Biographical, Legendary, and Anecdotal
Author: James Cromb
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385353998
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385353998
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth & Legend
Author: Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Celtic Scotland
Author: William Forbes Skene
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Illustrations of the Coinage of Scotland: Drawn from Specimens Existing in the Author's Cabinet
Author: James Wingate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Legends of the Saints in the Scottish Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
Author: Scottish Text Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Celtic Scotland: Land and people
Author: William Forbes Skene
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description