This comprehensive volume of folkloric traditions in Scotland's Northern Isles is a treasure trove of stories, history, and cultural legacy.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 centuries, but their many and varied legend...