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Scottish and Highland
Scottish and Highland folklore, Gaelic prayer, fairy tradition, Ossianic revival, and second-sight lore.
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Carmina Gadelica — Alexander CarmichaelCarmina Gadelica — Alexander Carmichael's 1900 collection of Scottish Gaelic hymns, prayers, incantations, and blessings from the Highlands and Islands: invocations, seasons, labor blessings, love charms, protective charms, and the living sacred tradition of the Gàidhealtachd.Folk-lore of the North-East of Scotland — Walter GregorNotes on the Folk-Lore of the North-East of Scotland — Walter Gregor's 1881 systematic survey for the Folk-Lore Society: birth, childhood, marriage, death, witchcraft, fairies, the evil eye, weather signs, and folk medicine from Aberdeenshire and surrounding counties.Popular Tales of the West Highlands — J.F. CampbellPopular Tales of the West Highlands — J.F. Campbell's four-volume collection (1860–1862): tales gathered from living Gaelic storytellers across the Scottish Highlands — the foundational archive of Scottish Gaelic oral narrative, including the first published recordings of tales known worldwide.Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales — Sir George DouglasScottish Fairy and Folk Tales — Sir George Douglas' 1901 anthology: Scottish fairy tales, legends, and folk narratives from Highland and Lowland tradition — the silkies, the kelpies, Tam Lin, Thomas the Rhymer, and the complete survey of Scottish supernatural folk belief.The Poems of Ossian — James MacphersonThe Poems of Ossian — James Macpherson's legendary translations of the Gaelic bard Ossian, including the epics Fingal and Temora, with scholarly apparatus by Hugh Blair (1773/1805 edition).The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer — Alexander MackenzieThe Prophecies of the Brahan Seer — Alexander Mackenzie's 1899 collection of the prophecies of Coinneach Odhar, the 17th-century Highland seer, including the Seaforth prophecy and accounts of second sight.The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies — Robert KirkThe Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies — Robert Kirk's 1691 treatise on the fairy world, with Andrew Lang's 1893 scholarly introduction: the most important primary document of Scottish fairy belief.Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend — Donald A. MacKenzieWonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend — Donald A. MacKenzie's 1917 collection of Scottish mythological tales: the goddess Bride, Angus Óg, Fionn MacCumhaill, the Cailleach, Lugh, and the full cycle of Gaelic wonder-tales from Highland tradition.