Tales, Tongues and Trails
Discover a Shetland story dating back to the 800s, steeped in both historic truth and elements of myth. A Jarl’s daughter, Auslag was an outcast who soon became one of the most powerful figures in Unst, her home island. Based on Andrew T. Cluness’ Trouble With Trolls, Shetland storyteller Marjolein Robertson brings Auslag’s story to life with the rugged richness of Shetlandic language and landscape.
Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2022, Tales, Tongues and Trails is a celebration of regional and international language, landscape and identities for Scotland's Year of Stories.
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