Legends & Folklore of the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands
Author: M. V. Jack
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Evelyn Blantyre Simpson
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 252
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anne Ross
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781566192262
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe richness of the folklore of the Highlands of Scotland is due, in part, to the fact that so much of it has been handed down by oral tradition. It is characteristic of the Gaelic spirit: their love of words, their love of nature, and perhaps above all, their love of their homeland. Anne Ross, a Celtic scholar who is also fluent in Gaelic, has lived and worked in the Highlands, which enabled her to collect information first hand and assess the veracity of material already published. In The Folklore of the Scottish Highlands she portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society including seasonal customs, the famous waulking songs, the Highland belief in seers and second sight, omens and taboos, witchcraft and the Evil Eye, death rituals, and many more Scottish Highland traditions and beliefs. The folklore of the Highlands is unique, fascinating, and as Ann Ross proves, very much alive"--Jacket flap.
Author: Martin Lunghi
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9781916470873
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anne Ross
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2000-11-01
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 0750952458
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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: Eve Blantyre Simpson
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Published: 2019-12
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9781710120615
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally Published in 1908. Legends and Folklore from the Scottish countryside. CHAPTER I Beltane and the Vanished Races CHAPTER II The Romans and Wells of Water CHAPTER III The Scandinavians CHAPTER IV Fairies CHAPTER V Fishermen's Superstitions CHAPTER VI Flowers and Birds CHAPTER VII Witches and Wizards CHAPTER VIII Fairs, Festivals, and Funerals CHAPTER IX Adages and Omens
Author: Thomas Dick Sir Lauder
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2019-12-09
Total Pages: 412
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Highland Legends' is a collection of myths associated with the Scottish Highlands. There are more than a dozen titles featured in this book, with some of them being 'The Legend of the Floating Islet', 'Glengarry's Revenge', 'Milk of the Cows', and 'Scenery of the Findhorn'.
Author: Sophia Kingshill
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2012-08-30
Total Pages: 596
ISBN-13: 140906171X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScotland'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.
Author: Otta F. Swire
Publisher: Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd
Published: 1963
Total Pages: 308
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistory, folklore and local myths of Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland counties in Scotland.
Author: John Gregorson Campbell
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Published: 1902
Total Pages: 334
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