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EPISODE · Dec 10, 2019 · 26 MIN

Episode 33: Taming the Kelpie

from House of Legends: World Myths & Legends · host Daniel Allison

This week's story is from Scotland. It's a tale of the kelpie, one of our most famous and fascinating otherworld creatures. I heard it from Ian Stephen, a storyteller from the Isle of Lewis, and have been telling it a lot in performance recently.Support House of Legends with a Patreon pledge at:https://www.patreon.com/danielallisonYou can get my book, The Bone Flute, described as 'spellbinding', 'masterful' and 'the next big thing in fantasy' at Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/Bone-Flute-Tears-Stars-Book-ebook/dp/B081P2TRR6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RW1U3NL65AIC&keywords=the+bone+flute&qid=1575969804&sprefix=the+bone+fl%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-1And Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bone-Flute-Tears-Stars/dp/1709378727/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+bone+flute&qid=1575969840&sr=8-1And worldwide.Music by Kate Young.If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

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This week's story is from Scotland. It's a tale of the kelpie, one of our most famous and fascinating otherworld creatures. I heard it from Ian Stephen, a storyteller from the Isle of Lewis, and have been telling it a lot in performance recently. Support House of Legends with a Patreon pledge at: https://www.patreon.com/danielallison You can get my book, The Bone Flute, described as 'spellbinding', 'masterful' and 'the next big thing in fantasy' at Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Bone-F...

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