Described in the Saga as: ‘the greatest man the western world has ever seen in ancient and modern times’- this is part of his story.
Svein Asleifarsson – Orkney’s Last Sea Wolf
Meet The Authors Of Rebel Orkney This Saturday
Orcadian artist Martin Laird and writer Fiona Grahame will be at the J.Gow Distillery shop, Lamb Holm on Saturday, 16th of October, where their book ‘Rebel Orkney’ is on sale.
Cruising During The #Covid Pandemic
Now that cruise ships have once again been visiting Orkney and ports around the UK what happens when there are positive Covid cases on board?
Women’s Work
The Tapestry is a thing of extraordinary love, telling the story of Scotland through the ages.
The SNP/Green Deal: An Islands’ Perspective
“For us here in Orkney and in the other two islands authorities, this document fails to deliver on the Islands Act. “
Rebel Orkney at Bragi’s Open Circle
Subtitled “tales of insurrection from Orcadian history”, Rebel Orkney tells the story of some of those who dared to stand apart (for better or worse).
‘I Am Not A Number’
“It’s a callousness to the value we place on human lives that the UK Government has displayed in legislation going through the London Parliament.”
The Groatie Hoose
“It was in the early hours of Saturday the 5th of March 1938 that a tremendous fire ripped through the buildings occupied by Gardens drapery, bakery and stores, Bridge Street, Kirkwall”
The Martyrdom of Magnus
At each stage of their pilgrimage the story teller had recounted another part of the life of this quiet son of Earl Erlend who was to become Orkney’s saint.
The Watery Finale of Queen Mary’s Vice Admiral
“It is very easy to think that we are the only ones who have ever lived in exceptional times. In every historical era people have faced challenges and adversities – threats even to the very existence of themselves and to their communities.”
