About the Author

TOM MUIR is a professional storyteller who was born and raised in the Orkney Islands on a small farm by the sea. He has worked in the field of archaeology and at the Orkney Museum, where he writes exhibitions and advises and appears on TV programmes, radio, newspapers and magazines. He is a well-travelled storyteller and has authored many books on folk tales and history, and he runs the Orkney Storytelling Festival.

Reviews

"An important book. Podeh's is the most reliable of the histories of the union." --"The International History Review"