Orkney in a hundred and one tales
Wilson, Bryce2018
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Centuries ago oral tradition flourished in Orkney, but without the pens and patience of two Icelandic monks the Orkneyinga Saga would not exist today, and history would be very much the poorer. These tales are intended as a tribute and a 'taster', a short-cut to the information unearthed by those who have dug the prehistoric sites, and others who have studied the records of Kirk and State, letters, journals, diaries, title deeds, reports of school and courtroom, and oral tales; available to all in the superb collections of the Orkney Library and Archive. This book is equally a tribute to those who have collected and preserved material evidence of all aspects of local history, founding and maintaining museums for the enjoyment and enlightenment of all. A lifetime of telling the Orkney story through artefact, illustration and text has led at last to this volume.
Main title:
Orkney in a hundred and one tales / Bryce Wilson ; foreword, Gregor Lamb.
Author:
Wilson, Bryce, author
Imprint:
Orkney : The Orcadian Limited, 2018.
Collation:
xii, 236 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white)
Notes:
Maps on lining papers.
ISBN:
9781902957982 (hardback)
Dewey class:
941.1
Language:
English
Index terms:
Orcadian historyFarmingFishingFolkloreHudson's Bay CompanyLairdsLonghopeMarwick, ErnestBrown, George MackayMuir, TomNorth RonaldsayOrkney HeraldPetrie, GeorgeRae, JohnKirkwallRousaySandaySandwickWorld War OneScapa FlowSt Magnus CathedralStromness MuseumThomson, William P LWestrayWishart, Sylvia
BRN:
3983467
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