Project Gutenberg 2012-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 91 MacRitchie, David 1851 1925 04008639 The Testimony of Tradition Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Testimony of Tradition" by David MacRitchie is an ethnographic study written in the late 19th century. The text explores the folklore and cultural heritage of the Norse and their relations with the Finns, as well as the legendary figures that inhabit the myths surrounding these groups, particularly in the context of Shetland and Orkney. The book delves into the significance of these traditions and how they have endured over centuries, shedding light on the interplay between history, mythology, and identity. The opening of the book introduces the concept of the "Finns," mythical beings in Shetlandic tales who can transform into seals. The text begins with a discussion of these folklore characters, suggesting that they represent a blend of mythological and historical elements of Norse seafarers. It recounts various stories wherein Finn women are captured by Shetlanders, leading to cultural intermingling and the birth of children believed to be descendants of these magical beings. This sets the stage for deeper investigations into the roots of these legends and their implications for understanding the cultural landscape of the isles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Folklore -- Great Britain Picts Scotland -- Antiquities Ethnology -- Great Britain Great Britain -- Antiquities, Celtic DA Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European 691050 691090 2024-10-17T05:27:07.949222 2023-09-17T13:29:17.468988 text/html text/html 681038 2012-07-21T13:35:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2472676 2012-07-21T13:35:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3269506 2024-10-17T05:27:28.053170 application/epub+zip 3284364 2024-10-17T05:27:14.487215 application/epub+zip 315695 2024-10-17T05:27:10.551232 application/epub+zip 1488484 2024-10-17T05:27:35.775077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1398904 2024-10-17T05:27:24.115180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485617 2022-09-18T12:36:08.671968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503224 503035 2024-10-17T05:27:05.375253 2023-09-17T13:29:15.230962 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 502813 2012-07-21T13:35:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 192091 2012-07-21T13:35:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 502946 2012-07-21T13:35:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191875 2012-07-21T13:35:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22293 2024-10-17T05:27:35.937139 application/rdf+xml 13266 2024-10-17T05:27:11.221229 image/jpeg 3538 2024-10-17T05:27:10.887197 image/jpeg 2540478 2024-10-17T05:27:08.053253 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia