St Magnus Of Orkney
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| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1981-07-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780140443837 |
Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century. The saga describes the subsequent history of the Earldom of Orkney and the adventures of great Norsemen such as Sigurd the Powerful, St Magnus the Martyr and Hrolf, the conqueror of Normandy. Savagely powerful and poetic, this is a fascinating depiction of an age of brutal battles, murder, sorcery and bitter family feuds. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
| Author | : Haki Antonsson |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9004155805 |
This book looks at the emergence of the cult of St Magnus, earl of Orkney (d. 1117), and the literary corpus composed in his honour. Both aspects are examined from a wider Scandinavian and European perspective.
| Author | : Eric Linklater |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 80 |
| Release | : 1941 |
| Genre | : Garrisons |
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| Author | : James Wallace |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 1883 |
| Genre | : Orkney (Scotland) |
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| Author | : Tom Muir |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2014-03-03 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0750955333 |
The Orkney Islands are a place of mystery and magic, where the past and the present meet, ancient standing stones walk and burial mounds are the home of the trows. Orkney Folk Tales walks the reader across invisible islands that are home to fin folk and mermaids, and seals that are often far more than they appear to be. Here Orkney witches raise storms and predict the outcome of battles, ghosts seek revenge and the Devil sits in the rafters of St Magnus Cathedral, taking notes! Using ancient tales told by the firesides of the Picts and Vikings, storyteller Tom Muir takes the reader on a magical journey where he reveals how the islands were created from the teeth of a monster, how a giant built lochs and hills in his greed for fertile land, and how the waves are controlled by the hand of a goddess.
| Author | : Robert James Berry |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : History |
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| Author | : Simon Jenkins |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 449 |
| Release | : 2021-11-04 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 0241989566 |
READERS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY WILL LOVE THIS BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED BOOK! "Simon Jenkins has provided a feast for both eyes and mind in this sumptuously illustrated guide to Europe's greatest cathedrals" John Barton, author of A History of the Bible "As ever, Simon Jenkins is here the best sort of guide to some of Europe's greatest buildings and their settings: well-informed, elegantly opinionated and passionate" Diarmaid MacCulloch, author of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years __________________________ Europe's cathedrals are magnificent. They outstrip palaces and castles. They are the most sensational group of structures anywhere in the world - which everyone should 'see before they die'. They are also hugely popular, most of them absolutely packed. They are humankind's greatest creations. In Europe's 100 Best Cathedrals, Simon Jenkins has travelled the continent - from Chartres to York, Cologne to Florence, Toledo to Moscow and Stockholm to Seville - to illuminate old favourites and highlight new discoveries. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of Europe's history tells the stories behind these wonders, showing the cathedral's central role in the European imagination. Readers will be inspired to make their own pilgrimage to all one hundred of them.
| Author | : C. R. Wickham-Jones |
| Publisher | : Explore Scottish Monuments |
| Total Pages | : 89 |
| Release | : 2014-02-24 |
| Genre | : Monuments |
| ISBN | : 9781849170734 |
Orkney-based archaeologist Caroline Wickham-Jones explores more than 60 of Orkney's monuments in concise and accessible terms, set in context by a brief history of the islands.
| Author | : George Mackay Brown |
| Publisher | : Polygon |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2021-06-03 |
| Genre | : Orkney (Scotland) |
| ISBN | : 9781846974809 |
First published in 1969, An Orkney Tapestry, George Mackay Brown's seminal work, is a unique look at Orkney through the eye of a poet. Originally commissioned by his publisher as an introduction to the Orkney Islands, Brown approached the writing from a unique perspective and went on to produce a rich fusion of ballad, folk tale, short story, drama and environmental writing. The book, written at an early stage in the author's career, explores themes that appear in his later work and was a landmark in Brown's development as a writer. Above all, it is a celebration of Orkney's people, language and history. This edition reproduces Sylvia Wishart's beautiful illustrations, commissioned for the original hardback.Made available again for the first time in over 40 years, this new edition sits alongside Nan Shepherd's The Living Mountain as an important precursor of environmental writing by the likes of Kathleen Jamie, Robert Macfarlane, Malachy Tallack and, most recently, Amy Liptrot.
| Author | : John Mooney |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 1935 |
| Genre | : Orkney |
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