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Muir Tom - Scottish Folk Tales Of Coast And Sea - Hardcover
Muir Tom - Scottish Folk Tales Of Coast And Sea - Hardcover
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Description: Tom's new anthology contains a wide pantheon of supernatural beings from the dangerous Blue Men of the Minth and the jealous mermaid of Caithness to the gentle selkie folk who live between two worlds in stories harvested from the coastlines lochs and islands of his native lead. - Coast magazine Book of the Month Scotland has over 11,600 miles of coastline so it's no surprise that the sea and shore have been inspiring folk tales for millennia. In Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea Orkney storyteller Tom Muir weaves tales from this lore - steeped shoreline finding selkie folk pirates and even the devil in the liminal space between land and sea. Learn how death was captured in a nut how a mermaid wreaked her revenge and how whirlpools were created. Discover a land beneath the waves the mysterious island of Tir - nan - Og and a chorus of demon cats but beware the most grotesque monster of them all the hideous Nuckelavee.
Title: Scottish Folk Tales Of Coast And Sea
Author(s): Muir Tom
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781803992051
Pages: 30 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 10/29/2024
Series: Folk Tales
Category: Short Stories
Description: Tom's new anthology contains a wide pantheon of supernatural beings from the dangerous Blue Men of the Minth and the jealous mermaid of Caithness to the gentle selkie folk who live between two worlds in stories harvested from the coastlines lochs and islands of his native lead. - Coast magazine Book of the Month Scotland has over 11,600 miles of coastline so it's no surprise that the sea and shore have been inspiring folk tales for millennia. In Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea Orkney storyteller Tom Muir weaves tales from this lore - steeped shoreline finding selkie folk pirates and even the devil in the liminal space between land and sea. Learn how death was captured in a nut how a mermaid wreaked her revenge and how whirlpools were created. Discover a land beneath the waves the mysterious island of Tir - nan - Og and a chorus of demon cats but beware the most grotesque monster of them all the hideous Nuckelavee.
Title: Scottish Folk Tales Of Coast And Sea
Author(s): Muir Tom
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781803992051
Pages: 30 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 10/29/2024
Series: Folk Tales
Category: Short Stories
