Today's theme is Reindeer antlers were found in a peat bog in Rousay in the 1930s. They were a size larger than any previously recorded from Scotland. So reindeer were in Orkney in prehistoric times. Ref: PSAS 1935-6 Vol20

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Lights, camera, archaeology! 🎬

1️⃣4️⃣ In May, revealed their major role in a new archaeologically accurate animated film telling the tale of a disabled boy in Orkney over 4,000 years ago and his quest to unite his people: https://t.co/tS34a1bFHq

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Illustrated version of essay on the Orkney Finnmen Legends: 17th-century reports of kayak-paddling Inuit seen in Orkney waters https://t.co/w69V8fbpYh

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The Orkney Finnmen From Early Modern to Modern - an interesting long-read for from
- & 'explained'?

https://t.co/XYH0vtE2ry

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NEW ESSAY — “The Orkney Finnmen Legends: From Early Modern Science to Modern Myth”, on 17th-century reports of a mysterious kayak-paddling “Finnman” seen in Orkney waters — https://t.co/Cjzx1csrfv

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- Orkney Folktales: A Close Tongue Keeps a Safe Head - https://t.co/zJHqfET8u3

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Baby Jimmy King.😁
I love this little Orkney boy soooooo...much!

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the comic is called Nuck and takes place on an imaginary third set of islands between orkney and shetland. this is all concept art from 2014. i still really want to draw this story at some point, it's been sitting with me for longer than inhibit!!

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It is with great sadness that we hear of the death of Sir Malcolm Rognvald Innes of Edingight KCVO WS (born 25 May 1938), Orkney Herald Extraordinary, who was Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1981 until 2001. We send our deepest condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.

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The Stoor Worm was a gigantic sea serpent in Orcadian mythology, capable of destroying animals & humans with it's putrid breath.
In folklore a 'worm' or 'wurm' is generally a dragon without legs & wings, often inhabiting water.

🎨 Bo Myles concept art

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owned paintings by Bradford’s Richard Eurich OBE RA, a Grammar & School of Art student.
•Scenes of My Childhood 1957
•Shell Guide, Northern Highlands, Orkney & Shetland 1961
•The Guy 1957
•Survivors from Torpedoed Ship 1942 https://t.co/ySFa35KHna

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MY NEW ART - GIULIANA CRISCUOLO
'Beach walk, moonlight' shows a familiar Orkney beach transformed by the magic of moonlight, in oil on canvas.
Send your lockdown work to https://t.co/d5m2bB4MdF.

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Today's lockdown drawing is the amazing Ring of Brodgar at sunset in Orkney plus a wee skein of geese (and NO Boris!), all mashed up into a railway poster. You're welcome. xx

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Stoorworm: giant venomous sea serpent with a forked tongue. Hatched into life by malignant spirits, his length was beyond telling. Unless supplied with food, he would expel a pestilential reek. He was slain by Assipattle.

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The Islands of Orkney were reputed to be a haven for witches and King James wrote in Daemonologia of the special power of the devil there - the spae-wives were the wise women of the island and they were victims of the witch hunters. Spae - fortell . . .'to spy'

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member Liz Salter is dreaming of wild Scotland and The Orkneys...although she can't get there in person, her paintings are transporting her back!

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And speaking of approaches to ... wait till you've seen "#Lugi: The - a new feature film by illustrator Alex Leonard and set in

https://t.co/05gbY5PDel via

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Nucklavee ของ Orkney เป็นอสุรกายจากทะเลที่สยองที่สุดเท่าที่รู้จักมาค่ะ อสุรกายนี้มีลักษณะเป็นคนงอกขึ้นจากหลังม้า แขนยาวผิดปกติ ทั้งร่างคนและม้าไม่มีผิวหนัง เห็นเป็นกล้ามเนื้อแดงๆ เมื่อผ่านไปที่ไหนก็จะทำให้เกิดโรคระบาด และถ้าเจอเข้า ให้วิ่งหนีลงน้ำจืดเท่านั้น https://t.co/twECrIQtyI

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"I was just utterly inspired..." 🤩

The Ness of Brodgar looks set to play a major role in a new animated film set in Orkney over 4,000 years ago - and the team are striving to be as archaeologically accurate as possible: https://t.co/tS34a1bFHq

(📷 Alex Leonard © ALT_Animation)

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