The Viking Isles: Travels in Orkney and Shetland [Paperback]

Paul Murton has long had a love of the Viking north  the island groups of Orkney and Shetland and the old counties of Caithness and Sutherland  which, for centuries, were part of the Nordic world as depicted in the great classic the Orkneyinga Saga. Today this fascinating Scandanavian legacy can be found everywhere  in physical remains, place-names, local traditions and folklore, and much else besides.This is a personal account of Pauls travels in the Viking north. Full of observation, history, anecdote and encounters with those who live there, it also serves as a practical guide to the many places of interest. 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 paints a vivid picture of these lands and their people, and explores their extraordinary rich heritage.A beautifully produced, large-format book that is engagingly written and superbly illustrated, in many cases with the authors own photographs'GB