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This week our is Yacht, pink and green c.1934-8 by Alfred Wallis. Wallis often painted on both sides of boards. This painting has St Ives harbour and Godrevy painted on the other side.

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2021-03-24

“Neigh.”

So, Scottish folklore has an oddly large amount of ‘evil water horses’, like kelpies. However, if you go far enough north to the Orkney Islands, Orkadian folklore has the most evil water horse, the Nuckelavee. (Cont)

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2021-02-19

Fantroll Adoptable

"Your name is PHOCAH ORKNEY, and you HATE THIS STUPID COAT. Your matesprit gave this to you, after she STOLE YOURS. One day you’ll get REVENGE."

$5 USD!!

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2021-02-18

John Scott of Easting in the Orkneys was a fiddler who spent a year underground pleasing the with his music. Told he'd never again lack for money, he had but put his hand in his pocket when he wanted it & it appeared. Until he told someone his secret...#FairyTaleTuesday

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2021-01-27

Inspired by my visit to the Orkneys - "Standing Stones" (acrylics). See more recent works by Rich Wagner at https://t.co/oFJK6aSV3N

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2021-01-26

UB Pestilence, an Ultra Beast Fakemon based on the Nuckelavee, my favorite mythical creature from Orkneyan mythology. A Fire/Poison type.

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2020-12-21

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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2020-12-19

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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2020-12-12

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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2020-11-12

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

https://t.co/XYH0vtE2ry

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2020-11-12

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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2020-11-12

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

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2020-11-05

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

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2020-10-25

The Nuckelavee is Orkney's heavy-metal version of the centaur.
It appears as a horse and rider, but entirely skinless. As well as having long arms to scoop up unwary travellers, it also spreads plague and crop blight.

Few who see it live https://t.co/0fpRw1u1yp

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2020-10-22

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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2020-10-08

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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2020-09-22

'From Nebo Geo III'.
Acrylic on linen
30x40cm
2020
£200
Atlantic Ocean view from the west coast of Orkney
As part of

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2020-09-11

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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2020-08-24

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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2020-08-25