Listen "#15 Folkloric Art | The Crannog"
Episode Synopsis
Welcome to the first episode of The Crannog, where a small panel of presenters sit down for a chat about various folktales on a specific theme!
This week, we're talking art with Pictish jewellery, a stone that may or may not depict a Scottish Guinivere, a painting featuring 165 fairies by Joseph Noel Paton, and a majestic procession of Sidhe by John Duncan. Stay tuned for some brilliant insights and check out all of the artworks discussed on our social media.
Thanks to Rebecca, David, Mila and Roisin for presenting this week.
Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]
ARTWORKS DISCUSSED
- Vanora's Stone, Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum
- The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania by Joseph Noel Paton
- The Riders of the Sidhe by John Duncan
SOURCES
Vanora's Stone
https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/15071/1/521889_vol1.pdf
https://www.abctales.com/story/angusfolklore/king-arthur-angus-and-gowrie-constantine-king-and-saint
https://m.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7915
https://arthurianscotland.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/vanoras-stone/
https://chisper256891285.wordpress.com/2019/06/17/537-the-battle-of-camlan/
https://commonculture.org.uk/places-barry-hill-fort/
http://wightonfamily.ca/genealogy/towns/meigle.html
https://cateranecomuseum.co.uk/site/vanoras-mound/
http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/picts/symbolstones.htm
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/5264/quarrel-oberon-and-titania
https://greatscottishart.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/6-joseph-noel-paton-the-quarrel-of-oberon-and-titania/
https://engole.info/the-quarrel-of-oberon-and-titania/
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Sir_Joseph_Noel_Paton_-_The_Quarrel_of_Oberon_and_Titania_-_Google_Art_Project_2.jpg
This week, we're talking art with Pictish jewellery, a stone that may or may not depict a Scottish Guinivere, a painting featuring 165 fairies by Joseph Noel Paton, and a majestic procession of Sidhe by John Duncan. Stay tuned for some brilliant insights and check out all of the artworks discussed on our social media.
Thanks to Rebecca, David, Mila and Roisin for presenting this week.
Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
facebook.com/FolkloreScotland
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
instagram.com/folklorescotland
Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]
ARTWORKS DISCUSSED
- Vanora's Stone, Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum
- The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania by Joseph Noel Paton
- The Riders of the Sidhe by John Duncan
SOURCES
Vanora's Stone
https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/15071/1/521889_vol1.pdf
https://www.abctales.com/story/angusfolklore/king-arthur-angus-and-gowrie-constantine-king-and-saint
https://m.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7915
https://arthurianscotland.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/vanoras-stone/
https://chisper256891285.wordpress.com/2019/06/17/537-the-battle-of-camlan/
https://commonculture.org.uk/places-barry-hill-fort/
http://wightonfamily.ca/genealogy/towns/meigle.html
https://cateranecomuseum.co.uk/site/vanoras-mound/
http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/picts/symbolstones.htm
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/5264/quarrel-oberon-and-titania
https://greatscottishart.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/6-joseph-noel-paton-the-quarrel-of-oberon-and-titania/
https://engole.info/the-quarrel-of-oberon-and-titania/
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Sir_Joseph_Noel_Paton_-_The_Quarrel_of_Oberon_and_Titania_-_Google_Art_Project_2.jpg
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