Author : Callum G. Brown
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 35,46 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781901341072
Up-Helly-Aa is Europe's largest and most spectacular winter fire festival. In the biting Arctic wind on the last Tuesday of every January, a Guizer Jarl leads one thousand men in guising costumes with flaming torches through the streets of Lerwick, the capital of the Shetland Isles, accompanying a Viking galley to its ceremonial burning.
Author : Ann Cleeves
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,25 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780330512947
A remote community, touched by evil - would you know who to trust?Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves' Shetland series - which is now the major BBC1 drama starring Douglas Henshall, SHETLAND.It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour Catherine Ross. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance . . .The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man - loner and simpleton Magnus Tait. But when police insist on opening out the investigation a veil of suspicion and fear is thrown over the entire community. For the first time in years, Catherine's neighbours nervously lock their doors, whilst a killer lives on in their midst.Also available in the Shetland series are White Nights, Red Bones, Blue Lightning and Dead Water. Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series (ITV television drama VERA) contains five titles, of which The Glass Room is the most recent.
Author : Norman Jorgensen
Publisher : Last Viking
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,85 MB
Release : 2018-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781925163162
Josh is as brave as a Viking warrior. And not much can scare a Viking. Not even bullies. But the two littlest Vikings are so fearless they think they're invincible. When Pop takes the family to Viking World, the two littlest Vikings go berserk. Josh is in for one rocky ride as he discovers just how far he'll go to keep them safe.
Author : Ann Cleeves
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 29,54 MB
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1509809805
In this gloriously illustrated companion to her crime novels featuring Inspector Jimmy Perez, Ann Cleeves takes readers through a year on Shetland. Discover its past, meet its people, celebrate its festivals and see how the flora and fauna of the islands change with the seasons. An archipelago of more than a hundred islands, Shetland is the one of the most remote places in the United Kingdom. Its fifteen hundred miles of shore mean that wherever one stands, there is a view of the sea. It has sheltered voes and beaches and dramatically exposed cliffs, lush meadows full of wild flowers in the summer and bleak hilltops where only the hardiest of plants will grow. It is a place where traditions are valued and celebrated, but new technologies and ways of working are also embraced. Whether it is the drama of the Viking fire festival of Up Helly Aa in winter, or the piercing blue and hot pink of spring flowers on the clifftops, the long, white nights of midsummer or the fierce gales and high tides of autumn, Shetland is vividly captured in all its bleak and special beauty. A book to treasure, full of photos and insightful notes about the stunning location of the Shetland series, now a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall.
Author : James John Haldane Burgess
Publisher : Edinburgh : W. Blackwood
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 30,4 MB
Release : 1894
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File Size : 16,81 MB
Release : 2017-10-05
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ISBN : 9781908944337
Who will win the Big Fight? What is the Lucky Stone? Will Vik be eaten alive by Killer Whales? Viking Vik and his faithful dog, Flek, embarks on three exhilarating adventures with only his wits to protect him as he battles his brother, Wulf, the stormy sea and monsters of his imagination! Can his sister, Freya, help? Three tales from Shoo Rayner's well-loved Viking Vik series are brought together in one book for the first time. The Big Fight, The Lucky Stone and The Longship. Vik is a boy in Viking-age Norway. He faces timeless problems, adversaries and problems which he tackles with wit, humour and guts. Easy reading-level language for middle-grade aged children. Wonderful aditional reading for the Primary curriculum.
Author : C. E. Mitchell
Publisher :
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 16,45 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Festivals
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Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 36,54 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Tales
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Author : James Morton
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1787133060
"A wonderful slice of home, food and family from one of the most beautiful places on earth: this book is heaven." – Jenny Colgan Shetland is where Scotland meets Scandinavia and the North Sea hits the Atlantic Ocean. Isolated, unspoilt and rich in history and tradition, Shetland is a truly singular place. And for James and Tom Morton, it’s home. Shetland: Cooking on the Edge of the World explores life on an island with food, drink and community at its heart. Surrounded by crystal-clear waters, Shetland seafood is second to none. The native sheep roam freely. Here cooks, farmers, crofters and fishermen toil following traditions that go back hundreds of years. This is a heartfelt book, full of passion for place and community. The recipes celebrate the very best the isles have to offer, feasting on the ocean’s harvest and the treasures of croft land and cliff face. There is cooking fuelled by necessity and thrift and, as you might expect on Scotland’s Norse edge, there are drams and parties galore. With spectacular photography by Andy Sewell, Shetland celebrates a very different kind of island paradise.
Author : Clark McGinn
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,74 MB
Release : 2013-07-22
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1909912344
What makes the Ultimate Scot? Is it the ability to identify a tartan pattern from 50 yards? Maybe it's being able to recite the two forgotten verses of Auld Lang Syne? Or perhaps it's knowing your single malt from a double malt? The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish examines in hilarious detail the history, politics and traditions that make Scots great. Exploring the best of scottish culture, this book focuses on the celebrations that Scots have made their own, from Hogmanay to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mixing fact and practical hints (like the ideal recipe for boiled sheep's head) with witty banter, The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish is perfect for injecting Scotland's unique and beloved brand of merriment into life.
