Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm

Download or read book Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm written by Walter Traill Dennison and published by Blackdown Publications. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The King’s daughter, the Princess Gemdelovely must be given to the Stoorworm.” Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm relates the tale of a Kingdom besieged by a gigantic sea-serpent and the battle between Assipattle, a most unlikely hero, and the Stoorworm, as Assipattle seeks to save Gemdelovely, the daughter of the King. This edition is the original Orkney tale as recorded by Walter Traill Dennison. It also includes up-to-date language notes by Rachel Louise Lawrence. [Folklore Type: ATU-300 (The Dragon Slayer)]