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Tales From The Hearth Fire
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 14 ก.พ. 2023
Traditional Scottish, Celtic and Northern European folk tales from an Edinburgh based storytelling group.
Content in Scots, Gaelic, English and Welsh languages (with subtitles).
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Content in Scots, Gaelic, English and Welsh languages (with subtitles).
If you like what we do then consider donating £1 to our Kofi with this link.
ko-fi.com/talesfromthe
If you have a story you'd like to tell then drop us a message.
What's the story? Can you do a video yourself? Would you like us to video something? Could you send us an audio recording? Could you draw or animate something?
Kirk Grim
The kirk grim appears in Scandinavian and Northern British folklore.
When a church was founded an animal would be sacrificed and buried in the kirk or in the kirk yard.
Overall it was seen as protecting the site, but if it appeared to anyone it was considered to be fortelling a death.
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Poem written and performed by Neil James Rhind
Video by Ludwing Perez
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Do share the links.
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When a church was founded an animal would be sacrificed and buried in the kirk or in the kirk yard.
Overall it was seen as protecting the site, but if it appeared to anyone it was considered to be fortelling a death.
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Poem written and performed by Neil James Rhind
Video by Ludwing Perez
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Please subscribe to our channel.
Do share the links.
And if you like what we do then consider donating £1 to our Kofi with this link.
ko-fi.com/talesfromthe
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James Court in Edinburgh's Old Town
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James Court was redeveloped in 1725 creating an open courtyard instead of the crowded narrow 17th Century streets. Among its famous residents was James Boswell the diarist and writer. Story written and performed by Nicky Saunders Video by Ludwing Perez Costume by Nicky Saunders / Lothene Experimental Archaeology Please subscribe to our channel. Do share the links. And if you like what we do the...
Agnes Finnie, an Edinburgh Witch
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The widowed Agnes Finnie had a shop at Potterrow, Edinburgh. She was arrested in June 1644 and charged with acts of witchcraft and sorcery going back nearly three decades, mostly putting curses on customers and neighbours who annoyed her. She was executed on the Castle Hill of Edinburgh on Thursday, 6 March 1645. Story written and presented by Nicky Saunders Video by Ludwing Perez Costume by Ni...
Edinburgh's South Bridge
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Edinburgh's South Bridge has nineteen arches, eighteen of which are enclosed by surrounding buildings. Its foundation stone was laid in August 1785. From November 1786 it was possible to cross it on foot using planks placed over the arches. The bridge was opened to all traffic in 1788 Story written and performed by Nicky Saunders Video by Ludwing Perez Costume by Nicky Saunders / Lothene Experi...
Secret Marriages on Edinburgh Canongate
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Scottish law recognised "marriage by habit and repute" (ie Common Law Marriage) until the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 finally abolished it. Marriage by Declaration in Scotland had been abolished earlier by the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1939. In England Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act of 1753 : "An Act for the Better Preventing of Clandestine Marriage" specified the need for banns to be published...
Barbara Napier, an Edinburgh Witch
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Barbara Napier was tried for witchcraft in 1591 Contemporary records describe her as "of good reputation afore [the trials]" and "as civil an honest woman as any that dwelled within the City of Edinburgh". It was also acknowledged, even by King James VI that the only evidence against her was from people already convicted of witchcraft, and who had been subject to torture. Story written and pres...
Jacobites at Edinburgh's Netherbow Port
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Prince Charles Edward Stuart, grandson of the deposed James VII, arrived in Scotland on 23rd July 1745 and was in Edinburgh from 17th September to 31st October 1745. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh Archibald Stewart was arrested in December 1745 for allowing Prince Charles's Jacobites into the city. He was released from the Tower of London on 23rd of January, 1747 Story written and performed by N...
Caddies at Edinburgh's Mercat Cross
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Mercat is the Scots word for a market. Edinburgh got its Borough Charter in the year 1124. A Borough needs a church, a tollbooth (civic offices) and a mercat cross. Story written and performed by Nicky Saunders Video by Ludwing Perez Costume by Nicky Saunders / Lothene Experimental Archaeology Please subscribe to our channel. Do share the links. And if you like what we do then consider donating...
Jacobites at Edinburgh's Mercat Cross
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Mercat is the Scots word for a market and the market place would have been the centre of the city where everyone comes to hear the news and official announcements. There were several Jacobite Risings in support of the exiled Stuart dynasty between 1689 and 1759. Charles Edward Stuart (grandson of the deposed James VII) and his troops occupied Edinburgh from 17th September until 31st October 174...
The Legend of Trollers Gill
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A gill is a gorge or steep rocky valley. Trollers Gill is in North Yorkshire and local legends say it is a haunt of a monstrous black dog called a Barghest which would push rocks down on travellers to kill them. This may be the basis of the story of The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle. Singer : Yakub Duncan Video : Wendy McEwan Sound effects : Dog barks and growls Garuda1982 Fre...
Grendel's Mother
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Beowulf is a poem telling a story from 5th and 6th Century Scandinavia. Some of the characters in the story appear in other historical sources. The earliest surviving manuscript dates from somewhere between 975AD and 1025AD. The language of the manuscript includes several different dialects, which suggest that the poem changed over time. It appears that Christian elements were added at some poi...
Coblynau
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Coblynau are said to live in the mines and quarries of Wales and areas around the world where Welsh miners settled. They make knocking sounds to help miners find rich veins of ore in the mines. Poem written and performed by Neil James Rhind Video and editing by Nicky Saunders Please subscribe to our channel. Do share the links. And if you like what we do then consider donating £1 to our Kofi wi...
St Giles Church in Edinburgh
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St Giles is, among other roles, the patron saint of lepers. In the 12th Century the church was associated with the monastic Order of St Lazarus who ministered to lepers. Story written and performed by Nicky Saunders Video by James Beyer Costume by Nicky Saunders / Lothene Experimental Archaeology People have lived in the area that is now Edinburgh since the Bronze Age. The city got it's charter...
Black Annis
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Black Annis (or Agnes) is a figure in the folklore of Lincolnshire in England. A blue faced hag with iron claws and a taste for human flesh. She may be connected with the Irish Danu and the Norse Hel. Poem written and performed by Neil James Rhind Video by Ludwing Perez Please subscribe to our channel. Do share the links. And if you like what we do then consider donating £1 to our Kofi with thi...
Advocates Close and Door Security in Old Edinburgh
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Risps could also be called tirling pins. They might have a ring attached to it that could be moved up and down to make a noise. Oysters were cheap, easily available food. Their shells had many practical uses in the pre-modern world. For example they're one of the few natural things that are smooth and pretty close to a pure white inside, so they were used for mixing paint pigments in. In magic ...
James VI at Riddles Court in Edinburgh
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James VI at Riddles Court in Edinburgh
Ashmole MS 1406: "An excellent way to get a Fairy and will obtain any one that is not already bound"
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Ashmole MS 1406: "An excellent way to get a Fairy and will obtain any one that is not already bound"
Borthwick's Close in Edinburgh Old Town
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Borthwick's Close in Edinburgh Old Town
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Fascinating part of history, which is too often overlooked. Thank you for sharing this, and so much else about history, folklore, and culture. Your channel is excellent, and please keep up the good work!
Many thanks. Glad you're enjoying it
Nice and I love the outfit as well
Thank you
Comunista né?
Almost exactly the opposite. Jacobites believed in hereditary monarchy.
There is a wonderful novel, called “the highland witch”, about this event, highly recommended
Will see if we can find a copy. Thank you.
Best version of this song on youtube! Beautiful rendition. Thank you for making medieval music enjoyable.
Glad you enjoyed it.
This is weird there’s a place called Arthur’s Seat in Victoria
Was the area settled by Scots, perhaps?
I'll never forget washing my face in the morning dew on Arthur's seat after Beltane on Calton Hill. Or heck, just hiking on it for the fun of it during the term break at the University. I feel like there was another hill nearby that I walked around at one point as well where I thought I saw the remains of old terraces, it made a big impression on me because you don't often see things that old in the US.
Really nice to hear you have fond memories of the city.
Thanks for that Lived in Edinburgh and surrounds for many years and didn't know this story.
You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
First. I found this. Because I’m planting for imbolc today /tonight and want tales of fire and spring to keep my and my candles spirit warm.
Also known as the Kelpie
Yup. There are a lot of creatures with different names in different places. It's interesting to see how they all connect with each other.
Enjoyed! Thank you!
Definitely sucks but I give you 10 out of 10 because I’ve never made a video and you are one step ahead of me.👍🏻 Bravo!!
Gle mhath :)
Beautifully written, beautifully recited, love the video. Simply timeless!
Brilliant. Thank you..
"f**k me, a talking dove!" Said the old man
I see this was just posted 11 days ago. Thanks a lot! doing some druid studies around the spring equinox, this is a great help :)
Glad it helped!