The Orkney Folklore & Storytelling Centre

Storytelling in Orkney

Gather round our peat fire and enjoy Orkney folklore and island legend via music, song and dance. Storytellers have passed on the folklore and myth in their own dialect for thousands of years. In Orkney, the language of the Norse and Pictish people, Norn, was lost. Only remnants of the old sagas and stories remain. We offer to you these island myths and legends, a glimpse back to the olden days of evenings around the peat fire.

Learn about Assipattle and his fight against the Stoor Worm, about the Trowies who lived in green mounds or the Selkie brides from the sea. Private Groups of up to 35 people are very welcome to attend and concessionary rates are available. We offer Peatfire Tale Evenings, with over 20 years’ experience, for corporate events, wedding functions, education/school groups and private coach tours.