Fireside Folklore: Nuckelavee, Scotland's Scariest Demon

We journey to the cold waters of the North Sea for Jenny to tell the famed story of the Nuckelavee as captured by farmer and folklorist Walter Trail Dennison. The nuckelavee is a skinless horse who haunts Orkney’s coasts, terrifying travelers. He also brings blight and plague to crops, livestock and even humans with his terrible toxic breath. Meanwhile, Annie will do anything to avoid the nuckelavee, including summoning the ancient Sea Mither to ensure the nuckelavee is trapped for summer. Independently made in the Highlands, Stories of Scotland is gratefully funded through listener support on Patreon. Come and see Annie’s play! The Wound, the Rag and the In-Between follows a Highland journalist as she unravels a Victorian death. She exposes secrets that had been buried for generations. By the clootie tree, in a place meant for recovery and wellbeing, tragic forces are looming, ever-present. Book online at: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fireside Folklore: Nuckelavee, Scotland's Scariest Demon is an episode from Stories of Scotland by Annie and Jenny.

This episode is 27:12 long.

This episode was published on Apr 26, 2024.

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