Category: Folklore
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Scotland’s Wizard of the North
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Scholar, alchemist, and legend. From the courts of Sicily to the hills of Melrose, discover the extraordinary real life of Michael Scot.
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Myth, Folklore, Folktale, Fairy Tale: What’s the Difference?
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Myth, folklore, folktale, fairy tale, the words get used interchangeably, but each carries something different. A clear, story-led guide to telling them apart.
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Scotland’s Mythical Creatures: Stories That Still Walk the Land
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Explore Scottish mythical creatures including selkies, kelpies, and the Baobhan Sìth. Discover the stories, places, and folklore behind them.
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Dufftown: A Place of Quiet Histories and Hidden Stories
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Discover Dufftown beyond whisky. Explore walks, history, folklore and hidden stories in the heart of Speyside, from castles and battles to fairies and ancient sites.
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Where the Fair Folk Still Walk: Scotland’s Enchanted Faerie Landscapes
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“Fantasy, myth, legend, truth, all are intertwined in the story that is Scotland.”— Laurence Overmire Scotland is a land shaped as much by story as by stone. Its glens, hills, islands, and waterways are steeped in folklore, home to selkies and kelpies, witches and saints, spirits of place, and, of…
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The Cailleach: Scotland’s Ancient Winter Goddess
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High above the hills and lochs of Scotland, the wind carries stories of a powerful figure who shaped the land: the Cailleach, the winter goddess, keeper of stone, storm, and snow. Her legend is etched into mountains, islands, and waterways, from the Hebrides to the Highlands, her presence is whispered…