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Brewer's Dictionary Of Phrase & Fable
- Hardback - Chambers
This edition of 'Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable' has been fully revised and updated and contains entries on a vast range of colloquial words and expressions as well as mythology and folk customs.
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Scotland The Brave Land: 10,000 Years Of Scotland In Story
Stuart McHardy - Paperback - Luath
This collection of stories from all parts of Scotland, and from all periods of her dramatic - and often truly heroic - history is both an introduction to and a journey into Scotland's rich cultural heritage.
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Skye: The Island And Its Legends
Otta F. Swire - Paperback - Birlinn
In the absense of a written tradition, for generations of Skianachs, these tales, handed down orally, contained the very warp and weft of Hebridean history. They take us far beyond Christian times, to the edge of the Iron Age, and interweave with threads from the wider Atlantic tradition of Gaelic heroic myth and legend.
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Finding Merlin: The Truth Behind The Legend
Adam Ardrey - Paperback - Mainstream
Adam Ardrey seeks to uncover the truth about Merlin, finding new evidence to suggest that he hailed from Scotland. The places where Merlin was born, lived, died and was buried are identified, as well as the people surrounding him, such as his nemesis Mungo and his friend Arthur.
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Galoshins Remembered: 'A Penny Was A Lot In These Days'
Emily B. Lyle - Paperback - NMS
'Galoshins' was a folk drama performed in people's houses on New Year's Eve or Hallowe'en in the south of Scotland over 100 years ago. These are oral reminiscences collected for the School of Scottish Studies Sound Archive.
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The Norns In Old Norse Mythology
Karen Bek-Pedersen - Hardback - Dunedin Academic
The Norns were a group of female supernatural beings closely related to ideas about fate in Old Norse tradition. In this book. Karen Bek-Pedersen provides a thorough understanding of the role played by Norns and other beings like them.
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Reek Roon A Camp Fire: A Collection Of Ancient Tales
Stanley Robertson - Paperback - Birlinn
In 'Reek Roon a Camp Fire', Stanley Robertson takes the reader on a journey of wonder with a collection of authentic traveller tales - from fairy folks to supernatural happenings and tales of everyday life.
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Scottish Myths And Legends
Judy Hamilton - Paperback - Waverley
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The Fantastical Feats Of Finn MacCoul
Norah Montgomerie - Hardback - Birlinn
The legend of Finn McCoul exists in several cultures, but most notably in Scotland and Ireland, where he and the Fian, his band of loyal followers, are still important cultural figures. This collection of mystical folk tales about Finn is both a magical and bloodthirsty compendium, full of humour, love and heroism.
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Out Of The Mists
John Barrington - Paperback - Luath
'Out of the Mists' is a collection of stories which will captivate and entertain the reader while answering questions about Scottish history and folklore.
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