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The King Arthur Conspiracy: How A Scottish Prince Became A Mythical Hero
Simon Andrew Stirling - Hardback - History
Stirling offers new evidence that Arthuir mac Aedain was the real King Arthur, and locates his final burial place. Drawing on a vast range of sources and new translations of early British and Gaelic poetry, he explodes the myths and exposes the shocking truth - and identifies the original Camelot.
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Traditional Tales: Of The English And Scottish Peasantry
Allan Cunningham - Hardback - ASLS
This title features a selection of folk stories steeped in the traditions and popular literature of southern Scotland and northern England. Originally published in 1822, this was the first collection of folk tales ever produced in Britain.
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Highland Folk Tales
Bob Pegg - Paperback - History
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 inseperably linked.
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The People Of The Sea: Celtic Tales Of The Sea-Folk
David Thomson - Paperback - Canongate
David Thomson's travels in the Hebrides and the west coast of Ireland brought him into contact with a people whose association with the sea and its fertile lore runs deep. In this book, he looks at the Silkie legends - stories of men and seals.
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The Folklore Of Orkney And Shetland
Ernest W. Marwick - Paperback - Birlinn
Orkney and Shetland have much in common. Yet, surprisingly the customs of both islands vary markedly, one located in a much harsher environment than the other. This work explores their folklore and traditional customs.
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Gaelic Proverbs And Familiar Phrases
Alexander Nicolson - Paperback - Birlinn
This classic 19th-century anthology is the largest and best-known collections of Gaelic proverbs in the world. The book includes notes, historical and social, and comparisons with sayings in different languages.
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Jack And The Devil's Purse: Scottish Traveller Tales
Duncan Williamson - Paperback - Birlinn
Devil stories are always fascinating, entertaining and disturbing. These 20 tales, re-told by one of Scotland's master storytellers, are a fascinating insight into traveller beliefs about evil, temptation and suffering in which the Devil exists not to punish, but to outwit you in a contest of intelligence and knowledge.
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"In Our Day--": Reminiscences And Songs From Rural Perthshire
Margaret Bennett - Paperback - Grace Note
Life in the glens and villages of Perthshire is viewed through the eyes of shepherds, farmers, crofters, estate workers, housewives, gardeners, professionals, trades-people and children. They all share stories, games, sayings and rhymes in Scots and Gaelic.
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The Shifty Lad And The Tales He Told: Celtic Folk Stories
P. L. Snow - Paperback - Floris
The Shifty Lad had a way with him about escaping from sticky situations. In these tales of roguery and cunning, we learn about his childhood, how he longed to become a thief, and his career among the villians of the highways and byways. We find out how the Shifty Lad escaped a terrible fate and saved his life through telling stories.
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Magic And Witchcraft In Scotland
Joyce Miller - Paperback - Goblinshead
This work is an examination of the belief in and practice of magic by ordinary people in Scotland in the medieval and early modern period.
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