Claymore and Kilt
Tales of Scottish Kings and Castles
Published on 19. August 2014
140 pages
978-1-4976-4013-9 (ISBN)
Description
Eleven tales explore the early history of Scotland's constant struggle for freedom from the English
Scottish history is full of tales of blood and sacrifice, great heroes and fierce warriors, and above all, the constant battle between the Scots and the Brits for Scotland's independence. For hundreds of years, Scotland and England teetered between war, peace, and unity, and being Scottish royalty could bring as much danger as it could power and riches.
The legendary stories included in Claymore and Kiltfollow the rise and fall of the great Scottish kings of old. With tales including those of the sons of Cathmor, who vowed to avenge their father's murder, the strange riddle that saved a lord's life, and the king who loved only one thing more than his beautiful dog, this collection gives a voice to the complicated history of Scottish kings and castles.
Scottish history is full of tales of blood and sacrifice, great heroes and fierce warriors, and above all, the constant battle between the Scots and the Brits for Scotland's independence. For hundreds of years, Scotland and England teetered between war, peace, and unity, and being Scottish royalty could bring as much danger as it could power and riches.
The legendary stories included in Claymore and Kiltfollow the rise and fall of the great Scottish kings of old. With tales including those of the sons of Cathmor, who vowed to avenge their father's murder, the strange riddle that saved a lord's life, and the king who loved only one thing more than his beautiful dog, this collection gives a voice to the complicated history of Scottish kings and castles.
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Person
Sorche Nic Leodhas (1898-1969) was bornLeClaire Louise Gowans in Youngstown, Ohio. After the death of her first husband, she moved to New York and attended classes at Columbia University. Several years later, she met her second husband and became LeClaire Gowans Alger. She was a longtime librarian at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she also wrote children's books. Shortly before she retired in 1966, she began publishing Scottish folktales and other stories under the pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, Gaelic for
Claire, daughter of Louis. In 1963, she received a Newbery Honor for
Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland.Alger continued to write and publish books until her death 1969.
Content
- Intro
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Tale of the Sons of Cathmor
- The Tale of Columba and the Angel
- The Tale of the Royal Exiles
- The Tale of the Riddle Sent to Bruce
- The Tale of the Wrath of God
- The Tale of a Debt Repaid
- The Tale of the Lady of the Rock
- The Tale of the Gaberlunzie Man
- The Tale of the Laird of Logie
- The Tale of the Rescue of Kinmont Wullie
- The Tale of the King's Jewel
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
