Welcome back to another episode of The Folklore Scotland Podcast! In this episode, Rosie and Cathy talk us through the epic Orcadian tale of Assipattle and the Mester Stoor Worm. There's lots of fascinating analysis to get your teeth into with this one, so settle down and prepare to enter the belly of the beast...

The research this episode were from Taylor Petrie and Joanne Fong, the story was written by Rosie Young and thanks once again to Linley for her incredible artwork!

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Read the story here:

https://folklorescotland.com/assipattle-and-the-mester-stoor-worm/

Music: Hidden Past by Kevin MacLeod, https://incompetech.com/wordpress/2016/05/hidden-past/

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SOURCES

Scottish Myths and Legends by Judy Hamilton

Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales by Gordon Jarvie (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444375.Scottish_Folk_and_Fairy_Tales)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERn9rhnfszg

http://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/stoor.htm

https://archive.org/stream/legendperseus00unkngoog#page/n56/mode/2up