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Yule cakes, guisers and ogresses
A look at customs from Christmases past
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A hard day’s work at the peat bank
Peat was used to heat many homes in times past
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When should we celebrate St Magnus?
The 16th April is St Magnus Day in Orkney
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Press gangs in Orkney
The threat of the press gang was very real for our Orcadian ancestors
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Never mind the groatie buckies, have you found a molucca bean?
Orcadians have the love of the cowrie shell – known locally as the groattie buckie – but what if something else was sought?
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Swords, saints and cursed rings
Swords feature more than you’d think in fantasy literature
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Collecting memories to record online
A small oral history project undertaken by the Institute
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The last days of Hakon the Old
Norwegian king Hakon Hakonsson died in Orkney, where his body rested over the winter months until he could be removed home safely
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It’s all gone fingers and toes
Orcadian and Shetlandic dialects are rich veins of research.
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Pondering Orkney’s runic inscriptions
We take a look at some modern thinking surrounding runes
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