Orkneyology.com ~ Orkney Islands native storyteller Tom Muir's "Tales for Troubled Times" archive and other folk tales

How the Fin King's spell was broken at the Bay of Skaill in Scotland's Orkney Islands. Orkney folklore told by Tom Muir, Orcadian storyteller. Illustration by Bryce Wilson. Find more Scottish and world folklore and fairytales at Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can a kindly guardian spirit defeat a witch? Find out in this Scottish folktale, told by Orkney Islands traditional storyteller Tom Muir. Find more Orkney Islands stories and folklore from other places at Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An English folktale showing that you can't resist fate, told by Tom Muir, traditional Orkney Islands storyteller from the Scottish Orkney Isles. Find more stories on Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A classic Icelandic tale passed down from the family of Hjorleifur Helgi Stefánsson. As told by his friend, Orkney Islands, Scotland, storyteller Tom Muir. Illustration by Anna Anglemark. Find more stories and folklore on Tom's website, Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A traditional Scottish folktale that Tom first heard from the great storyteller Bob Pegg. Told by Orkney Islands, Scotland, storyteller Tom Muir. Find more stories and folklore on Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Orkney Islands (Scotland) tale about the legendary finfolk, told by Orkney's traditional Orcadian storyteller, Tom Muir. Find more Scottish stories and Orkney folklore on Tom's website, Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A classic Norwegian folk tale of how the Ash Lad won a princess's love, told by Orkney Islands (Scotland) traditional storyteller Tom Muir. Find more folklore and stories on Tom's website, Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the Orkney Islands, Scotland, storyteller Tom Muir's (almost) true story of how he became a storyteller. Not entirely suitable for youngsters and someeasily offended adults. Find more folklore and stories on Tom's website, Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Swan Princess, a Hans Christian Andersen story as told by Orkney Islands, Scotland, storyteller, Tom Muir. For more folklore stories visit Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two selkie tales from Scotland's Orkney Islands: The Selkie Wife of Westness and The Selkie's Revenge, told by Orkney Islands traditional storyteller, Tom Muir. Find more traditional tales and folklore at Orkneyology.com. Illustration by Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Scottish folklore version of The Gingerbread Man, told by Scottish storyteller Tom Muir from the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Find more traditional tales on Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The old Scottish Borders ballad Tam Lin, told in story form by storyteller Tom Muir from Scotland's Orkney Islands. For more Scottish stories and folklore visit Tom Muir's Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A northern folktale of a magical bride - TheElf Maiden, told by Orkney Islands storyteller Tom Muir. For more folklore and Scottish stories visit Orkneyology.com. Illustration by Anna Anglemark as found in Tom's Tales from Viking Lands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A folktale from Scotland's Orkney Islands about an unusual servant, told by the only living Orcadian storyteller, Tom Muir. For more Orkney stories and folktales from around the world visit Tom's website, Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An English folktale showing that a cat is not always what it seems to be, told by Orkney Islands, Scotland storyteller, Tom Muir. Find more folklore and Orkney stories on Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A traditional tale where a man learns who within his household really loves him. Told by Orcadian storyteller Tom Muir of Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An old Orkney tale about a spaeman who has to discover the identity of a thief by the cunning use of a pot and a black cockerel. Told by Orkney Islands, Scotland, traditional storyteller Tom Muir. For more of Tom's folklore and traditional stories visit his website, Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story of an unusual birth that happened in the Orkney Islands parish of Firth, Scotland, told by native Orkney storyteller Tom Muir. Find more folktales and Orkney stories at Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cautionary Orkney Islands tale showing why you must always take good care of your hogboon. Told by Orcadian storyteller Tom |Muir. For more folktales visit Tom's website, Orkneyology.com. Illustration by Orkney artist Bryce Wilson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A well-known folktale, this version is from the Shetland Islands of Scotland, as told by Orkney Islands storyteller, Tom Muir of Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The classic Greek myth of changing seasons - the story of Persephone, told by storyteller Tom Muir of Scotland's Orkney Islands. Find more folklore at Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A wicked laird in Scotland's Orkney Islands beats the devil but falls foul of a cottar's curse. A traditional supernatural Orkney tale told by Orkney native storyteller Tom Muir. More Orkney stories and other folklore on Orkneyology.com. Illustration by Sheila Faichney, from Orkney Folk Tales by Tom Muir. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why it's better to be simple and kind than clever and cruel. A German folktale gathered by the Grimm brothers, told by Orkney Islands, Scotland storyteller, Tom Muir. More folklore and old stories on Tom's website, Orkneyology.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Orkney Islands selkie story about the dangers of swearing the Odin Oath, told by native Orkney Islands storyteller Tom Muir. Find more Scottish folklore at Tom's website. Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An old Scottish Traveller tale about greed and dancing trees. Told by Scottish storyteller and folklorist Tom Muir from Scotland's Orkney Islands. Find more stories on Tom's website, Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.