The Fabled Coast: Legends & traditions from around the shores of Britain & IrelandRandom House, 2012 M06 28 - 528 pages Pirates and smugglers, ghost ships and sea-serpents, fishermen’s prayers and sailors’ rituals – the coastline of the British Isles plays host to an astonishingly rich variety of local legends, customs, and superstitions. |
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... tales and traditions , tracing their origins and examining the facts behind the legends . Was there ever such a ... tale of Drake's Drum , said to be heard when England was in peril , and the mythical island of Hy Brazil , which for ...
... tale to two spellbound boys. One of the listeners is the youthful Walter Raleigh, and this is his moment of epiphany ... tales of folklore. Secrets. of. the. sea. Landsmen love to hear sailors' yarns because, however fabulous, they could be ...
... tales than sailors: none until quite lately spent more time in isolation from all but a group of their fellows; none ... tale of spectacular risks and stupendous freaks. Her husband had evaded Scylla, a monstrous squid or octopus like ...
... tales of island paradises, attainable before death if you just sailed far enough. To the Greeks they were the Fortunate Isles or Hesperides; to the Celts, Tir na nÓg, the Land of Youth ... tale and fantasy, where she remains a vivid symbol.
... tale and fantasy, where she remains a vivid symbol of feminine allure and danger. Some of the old theories, however ... tales of 'drowned cities'. On the east coast of England the losses are not only real but relatively recent: more than ...
Contents
SOUTHEAST ENGLAND | |
EAST ANGLIA | |
NORTHEAST ENGLAND | |
Cheshire Cumbria Lancashire Isle of Man Merseyside | |
WALES | |
SCOTTISH LOWLANDS | |
Highland Orkney Shetland Western Isles | |
NORTHERN EIRE NORTHERN IRELAND | |
Counties Clare Cork Dublin Kerry Waterford Wexford | |
Bibliography | |
References | |
Index | |