Folklore Scotland

Scottish Folk and Fairytales: An Leabhar Geal Step into the enchanting world of Scottish folklore with Scottish Folk and Fairytales: An Leabhar Geal. This captivating collection of short stories weaves together the rich tapestry of Scotland’s mystical heritage, where selkies shed their sealskins, kelpies haunt the lochs, and brave heroes face otherworldly challenges. Each tale, drawn from ancient traditions and oral storytelling, carries the magic of the Highlands, the charm of the isles, and the wisdom of generations past. From spellbinding adventures to eerie cautionary tales, these ...

Weird but True Stories from Scottish History: Bizarre, Shocking, and Unbelievable Tales from the Highlands to the Lowlands explores the strangest real events ever recorded in Scotland’s long and complex past. From cannibal clans and prophetic Highland seers to haunted castles, body-snatching murderers, and a legendary whisky heist, this book uncovers the weirdest episodes in Scottish history—stories that sound like fiction but are entirely true or historically accepted. Perfect for fans of unsolved mysteries, folklore with facts, and dark true history, each chapter reveals a strange and...

Embrace the changing seasons with this beautifully illustrated collection of folkore and myths of The North. From joyous tales of renewal and transformation for Spring, to hushed stories for long Winter nights, each season has a particular spirit which is celebrated in folktales from across the...

Scotland is beautiful. Scotland is historic. Scotland is also absolutely packed with ghosts, monsters, cursed castles, grave robbers, strange legends, murderous clans, and enough supernatural trouble to make an ordinary vacation feel suspicious. WEIRD SCOTLAND TRAVEL takes you beyond the postcard version of Scotland and into the wonderfully strange stories hiding behind its castles, lochs, islands, cities, battlefields, and windswept Highlands. Explore Edinburgh’s famously haunted underground vaults. Meet the body snatchers who once supplied Scotland’s medical schools. Search the dark ...

This set includes all five Folklore books in the series! Kidnapped by Her Bigfoot, Loved by Her Yeti, Claimed by Her Sasquatch, Rescued by His Mermaid, and Chasing Her Unicorn. Join these couples as they go out searching for folklore characters and find their "happily ever afters", instead.

Fairies, Banshees, Changelings, Brownies, Kelpies, enchanted livestock, and more are investigated by a renowned folklorist and minister in 19th-century Scotland. Superstitions regarding subjects like funerals, suicides, and murders are explored, as are tales of augury, premonitions, divination, dreams, prophecies, spells, and the Devil—all collected entirely from testimonials made directly to the author by residents of places like the isles of Mull and Skye, Islay, Kintyre, the Hebrides and the Highlands.

Warriors, poets, scholars, and visionaries—from the depths of time the ancient Celts have fascinated us. Their rich heritage lives on today. But who were they? From the Druids and fairies to King Arthur and Celtic Christianity, there is much to be learned about these natives of the British and Irish islands. Their stories are fantastic and stirring, and through them, you'll gain a glimpse into what life was like during the Iron Age.

Deep in the abyss of Loch Ness, a forty-year-old secret is waking up. High school English teacher Isla McKenna knows the old rules of the loch: show respect, stay off the water after dark, and never mock the deep. But when billionaire Julian Croft builds Serenity Point Lodge—a modernist glass palace—directly over the water, he disturbs a territorial titan that has been studied, enhanced, and imprisoned for decades. Marine biologist Dr. Rowan Cade arrived chasing acoustic phantoms, but he found a biological nightmare. The "accident" that claimed an elite guest was no slip; it was a ...

As we start out in our corner of a library, children wait all around for story time to begin, picking up rugs and oversize pillows so they can get comfy and listen to the story that will be told to them by the librarian. We will learn about Scottish castles and folklore, and how they molded the Scottish countryside with their beliefs, captivating the outside world that still wants to believe in fairy tales and folklore.

Discover the gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters from Celtic mythology with this beautiful book that captures the ancient stories and tales that captivated the Celts. Prepare to be entertained as you learn about the many myths and legends of the Celtic people. From the storytelling duo behind...

Before pumpkins, costumes and trick-or-treating, Britain had darker ways to welcome the night. Across England, Scotland and Wales, the turning of autumn once brought turnip lanterns, soul cakes, death omens, witch beliefs, spirit nights and stories of things waiting beyond the firelight. A Dark British Halloween brings together 31 chilling tales of documented British folklore — one for every night of October. 31 DARK TALES FOR THE 31 NIGHTS OF OCTOBER Meet the black dog of Bungay, later known as Black Shuck, and the deadly Suffolk storm of 1577 that put it inside a church. Enter the world...

Far beyond the misty glens and stormy shores of the Highlands lives Benandonner — the strongest giant in Scotland, the grumpiest creature north of the sea, and possibly the kindest… though he would never admit it. Living in a quiet cave above the coast, Benandonner wants only three things in life: peace, tea, and for everyone to stop bothering him. Unfortunately, everyone keeps bothering him. There is Fingal, the loud and endlessly dramatic giant who insists they are rivals despite refusing to actually wrestle. There is an excitable young urisk who follows Benandonner absolutely ...

The Mystery of Overtoun Bridge explores one of Scotland's most chilling and perplexing unsolved mysteries. Perched above a quiet ravine near Dumbarton, Overtoun Bridge has become infamous after dozens of dogs inexplicably leapt from its stone walls, leaving visitors and experts searching for answers. Discover the strange history behind the bridge, the eyewitness accounts, scientific investigations, local folklore, and the unsettling theories that continue to surround this mysterious place. From paranormal legends to rational explanations, every chapter uncovers another piece of one of ...

With this book you will hear about heroic stories of gods and goddesses, mythical creatures, fairy tales, and epic tales of love and betrayal. Misty rolling hills, lochs, rugged mountains, and mysterious creatures form the grounds for the myths and legends. This audiobook covers all this and much more, including Celtics beliefs, ways of worship, and rituals; the mysterious tombs of the Celtics and how they aligned with the stars; how nature and her sacred creatures have shaped Celtic culture; and more.

For fans of Ali Hazelwood’s Bride and Ruby Dixon’s Ice Planet Barbarians series, an innocent young vampire and a powerful werewolf king are drawn together by an unexpected soul bond in the electrifying start to Kresley Cole’s New York Times bestselling Immortals After Dark series—now...

Unlock Scotland’s secrets: journey through history and myth in one exciting audiobook.

'[Morven] Christie's narration keeps listeners rapt while maintaining rhythm with the action, be it a runner's stride, lovers' desire, a child's watchfulness. The result is a memorable marriage of remarkable fiction and outstanding performance." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner The...

Have you ever wondered about the mysterious Celtic civilization—whose legacy still echoes across the green hills of Ireland, the forests of Wales, the highlands of Scotland, and the shores of Brittany? This audiobook takes you deep into the heart of Celtic history, mythology, and folklore, painting a vivid picture of one of Europe’s most resilient and mystical ancient peoples.

The Wulver was a human with a wolf head. He was benevolent and a part of Scottish legend. His story is here told through the words of a boy that became his friend.

Whether you believe in the supernatural elements or not, it is fascinating to see how the idea of ghosts happened, and how it developed over the ages. A ghost is the soul or spirit of a departed individual or animal who can appear to the living in folklore. Ghosts are defined in numerous ways in folklore, varying from an unnoticeable presence to clear or hardly noticeable wispy shapes to reasonable, realistic forms. They are said to haunt particular spots, products, or people with whom they once had a relationship. Let’s talk about this more in this fascinating book.