Scottish Wonder Tales from Myth and LegendSixteen time-honored Scottish tales provide thrilling accounts of giants rumbling down mountainsides, of a magic wand that turns stone pillars into warriors, of Beira, the cruel old Queen of Winter, of Bride, the youthful goddess of spring and growth and more. Lively collection will captivate lovers of folklore and mythology. |
Contents
CHAP Page INTRODUCTION | 9 |
BEIRA QUEEN OF WINTER | 22 |
THE COMING OF ANGUS AND BRIDE | 33 |
COMBATS THAT NEVER END | 50 |
THE PRINCESS OF LANDUNDERWAVES | 57 |
NIMBLE MEN BLUE MEN AND GREEN LADIES | 76 |
CONALL AND THE THUNDER HAG | 91 |
STORY OF FINLAY AND THE GIANTS | 95 |
A VISION OF THE DEAD | 122 |
THE STORY OF MICHAEL SCOTT | 126 |
IN THE KINGDOM OF SEALS | 137 |
STORY OF THOMAS THE RHYMER | 147 |
THE MAIDOFTHEWAVE | 161 |
EXILES FROM FAIRYLAND | 170 |
FRIENDS AND FOES OF MAN | 180 |
THE LAND OF GREEN MOUNTAINS | 195 |
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Andrew Lang Angus answered asked bade beautiful began Beira birds black fairy Blue boat Bride bridle bright bronze castle called cave Conall cried crofter dance dark door E. A. Wallis Budge entered eyes Face-of-Light fair fair lady Fairy Queen Father Winter Feans fiddlers fierce Finlay Finn fish fisherman gazed giant Green Isle Green Lady grey old H. A. Guerber hand healing heard hero hills horse island Jeermit Jeremiah Curtin Joseph Jacobs king land Land-under-Waves leapt little old lochs lonely looked Mac-a-moir MacFadyen Maid-of-the-Wave mermaid Michael morning mountain never night once prince princess promise reached red moss returned river rock rode Ronald rose round saying Scotland sea fairies serpent shore silver singing sleep smiled song sorrow spoke spring steed stone story sword Thomas the Rhymer told walked warrior waves white fairy wife wind winter Wise Woman wonder wounds