Scottish Myths

Coming up, Achilles prepares to return to the battlefield, armed with an extraordinary new suit of armour forged by the god Hephaistos himself. As he charges back into the war, the Trojans are thrown into fear and the long-awaited confrontation between Achilles and Hector draws e ...  Show more

Coming up, Achilles prepares to return to the battlefield, armed with an extraordinary new suit of armour forged by the god Hephaistos himself. As he charges back into the war, the Trojans are thrown into fear and the long-awaited confrontation between Achilles and Hector draws e ...  Show more

<div>Two stories from Celtic folklore of the things that lurk among us: witches that live in our home town, trolls that hold dance parties on the frozen wastes, and tiny, 1000-year-old fairy creatures who are buying drinks after work.

The creature this week is the Giant ...  Show more

A sleepy Scottish fairy tale from the 1400s with a Scottish laird who is beguiled by a fairy queen. 

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A sleepy Scottish tale about a good widow and a bad fairy. 

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This week, there are two stories about death and what comes next, from China and Scotland. On the first, a lonely fisherman meets an odd man down by the river with a strange plan for his life. On the second, a stablehand helps out two strangers who stop by his tavern for the n ...