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Old lore Miscellany of Orkney Shetland Caithness and Sutherland
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Caithness (Scotland) |
ISBN | : UIUC:30112065525393 |
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Old lore Miscellany of Orkney Shetland Caithness and Sutherland
Author | : Alfred Wintle Johnston,Amy Johnston |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Caithness (Scotland) |
ISBN | : CHI:097515339 |
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Index to Old lore Miscellany of Orkney Shetland Caithness and Sutherland
Author | : J. A. B. Townsend |
Publsiher | : Viking Society for Northern Research University College |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Caithness (Scotland) |
ISBN | : 0903521261 |
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The Making of the Scottish Countryside
Author | : M. L. Parry,T. R. Slater |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2021-10-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781000394047 |
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Originally published in 1980, this book examines the evolution of the Scottish landscape from pre-historic times to the mid-nineteenth century. It considers the way in which the structural base of agriculture and the changing farming ‘system’ came to alter the Scottish rural landscape. This book, with its focus on the underlying landscape processes, gives a developmental view of landscape change. It therefore considers the crucial question of the rate and pace of landscape change and argues that the Scottish landscape was not the product of a few brief phases of quite rapid development but rather the result of a continual and gradual process of change. It also looks at the regional variation of landscape change and establishes the importance of regional linkages in the diffusion of ideas especially in new technology.
Orkney Shetland Miscellany
Author | : Viking Club, or Society for Northern Research (London, England) |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : Caithness (Scotland) |
ISBN | : WISC:89097610935 |
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The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland
Author | : Ernest Marwick |
Publsiher | : Birlinn Ltd |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2020-05-07 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781788852722 |
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The two island groups of Orkney and Shetland have much in common. In each the grey stone houses and treeless landscapes are scoured in winter by stinging gales, and in summer lie under the endless days of the 'simmer din'. Originally Norwegian, they have been part of Scotland for five hundred years, but their many and varied legends, folk tales and customs are still saturated with Norse influences. While this book tells tales and discusses beliefs that are known throughout the northern isles, it also outlines those elements which are unique to each island group. The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland is the standard account of what to this day is one of the richest repositories of lore and custom in Britain. Ernest Marwick not only recounts countless tales which have been transmitted aurally and by writing, but also places these tales within geographical and historical contexts, thus enabling a deeper appreciation of this wonderful material. A bibliography is also included, together with an index of tale types and motifs.
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Author | : Patrick Hanks,Richard Coates,Peter McClure |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2016-11-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780192527479 |
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Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK. The Dictionary includes every surname that currently has more than 100 bearers. Each entry contains lists of variant spellings of the name, an explanation of its origins (including the etymology), lists of early bearers showing evidence for formation and continuity from the date of formation down to the 19th century, geographical distribution, and, where relevant, genealogical and bibliographical notes, making this a fully comprehensive work on family names. This authoritative guide also includes an introductory essay explaining the historical background, formation, and typology of surnames and a guide to surnames research and family history research. Additional material also includes a list of published and unpublished lists of surnames from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The Northern Isles
Author | : Alexander Fenton |
Publsiher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 750 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1862320586 |
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The Northern Isles stand at a crossroads of North Atlantic Europe, subject to the competing influences of Scandinavia and Scotland. Sandy Fenton's detailed study of the material culture of Orkney and Shetland is combined with thorough linguistic analysis and is based on years of study and sifting of a mass of detail. Much of the material is new, based on extensive research by the author, on manuscript and other written sources and on knowledge freely imparted by many local inhabitants. It illuminates the complexity of numerous interlocking factors, draws a picture of a fascinating and varied existence and reveals the past not as a static tableau but a process of continuous change. This book recreates the physical environment in which the people lived, their crops and livestock, the harvest of the sea, their houses, the food they ate. These things dominated their lives and form the background which is the key to understanding the character of these fascinating islands. This major work has earned its place as a key contribution to European ethnology and won the Dag Stromback Award of the Royal Gustav Academy, Sweden.