VIKING ISLES: TRAVELS IN ORKNEY AND SHETLAND

For centuries, the island groups of Orkney and Shetland and the old counties of Caithness and Sutherland were part of the Nordic world. Today this fascinating Scandinavian legacy can be found in physical remains, place-names, local traditions, folklore, and much else besides. From a sing-along with the Shanty Yell Boys to fishing off Muckle Flugga, from sword dancing with the men of Papa Stour to a Norwegian pub crawl in Lerwick, Paul Murton paints a vivid picture of these lands and their people, and explores their extraordinarily rich heritage.