Orkney Travel Tales
The Swelkie, Limpet Bride & Young Magnus Trilogy
Beschreibung des Verlags
Here are three tales for the traveler wishing to enter into the legends, history, folktales, and myths of Orkney. The first, “The Limpet” bride is a classic folktale about the Finfolk who live under the sea. “Young Magnus” is a retelling of the great tragedy of the Viking Earl Magnus to a restless young contemporary Orcadian by his uncle, steeped in the islands’ ancient lore. Finally, “Swelkie” is the re-telling of an Orcadian legend by Washington Irving who heard the tale from his father, an Orcadian native who emigrated to New York. Indeed, his other more famous stories -- Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow -- are also based on Orcadian folktales.