Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea

About this book

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Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea brings together stories shaped by salt water, danger and long memory. Drawn from fishing towns, island communities and rugged shorelines, these tales reflect lives lived at the mercy of tides and weather.

Here you will find sea monsters rising from the deep, mermaids glimpsed at the edge of vision, and shipwrecks that leave more than debris behind. Alongside them sit old warnings, sharp observations and dark humour, passed from voice to voice over generations. Each story carries the mark of experience, where survival depends as much on wit as strength.

Retold by storyteller Tom Muir, these folk tales remain rooted in place while speaking to universal fears and hopes. They are not museum pieces but living narratives, still resonant in coastal Scotland today. Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea is an engaging collection that captures the richness of maritime folklore and the enduring pull of the shore.