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What is Tales From The Hebrides And Highlands about?

Here is a collection of tales of magic and wonder, first told long, long ago in the Islands of the Hebrides and the Highlands of Scotland, when families gathered round the peat fires at night and outside the wind howled and the rain beat down relentlessly - and in that dark outside anything could happen. Throughout the ages story-tellers told how, in The Sea Witch and The Fisher Lad of Harris, brave young men outwitted wicked creatures on land and under the sea. In The Black Horse and The Knight of the Red Shield, youngest sons, with the help of courageous animals, fight against fearful odds to win the love of princesses. When seasoned warriors flee at the sight of The Maister Stoorworm, a farmers son relies on his imagination to help him slay the dragon: and Kate Crackernuts, who is both kind and clever, finds the way to remove the spell from her prince. Very old is The Sword of Islay, coming to us from the days when it was thought so special a skill as this smiths must be the gift of the Little People. Once hobgoblins, such as Callum Mors Bocan, were found in many big houses and farms; they vanished when people ceased to believe in them, but it is good to know that one at least w

Author

[retold by] Winifred Finlay

Publisher

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Published

1978

Language

EN

ISBN

9780718211936

Subjects

Folklore, Children'S, Humanities

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24