Tam Linn
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- čas přidán 19. 07. 2012
- Lari Don tells an ancient story from the Scottish Borders about a boy named Tam Linn who is captured by the Faerie Queen of Carterhaugh Woods. Many years later a girl named Janet decides to help Tam break the Faerie Queen's spell.
- Krátké a kreslené filmy
This was excellent!!!
One of the best dramatic tellings of the story I've seen. I listen to a few story tellers here and there, your delivery is really good. The Faerie Queene is still at it these days. She goes through quiet patches, but at the moment, the barrier is thinning. I consider that it is probably an effect of neutrinos, as our solar system passes through space, in a choppy ocean of energy. I have heard Ronald Hutton speak about the last time the barriers thinned. He described many people around the placing claiming they were married to the Faery Queene. Lunatics was the term he used. I expect it is probably an academic term. Luna is very much involved with the process.
Wonderfully told! Your inflections were excellent, hand motions well chosen. I especially enjoyed hearing this tale in your accent. And your ending - perfect!
What a lovely retelling of one of my favorite fairy tales! You are a great storyteller!
Completely fantastic telling!!! Thank you.
Thank you for this ! LOVE !!
Wonderfully told story
Beautiful
Hmm. This is a rather bowdlerized version, and time changed too.
First of all, they don't just walk about while Tam Lin shows Janet where to pick flowers. Janet gets pregnant by Tam Lin. That's why she is keen to get him away from the Elf Queen. She needs her baby's father.
Second: The ballad refers to a rose being plucked - just the one, not a bunch of flowers, and this is for a particular reason.. This is not very difficult code for Janet's virginity being taken by Tam Lin.
Third: The rescuing of Tam Lin takes place on All Hallows Eve, or Samain, the Celtic New Year. This is the night on which the borders between the Elf world and the human one grow most thin. Which allows for people/creatures from the different worlds to pass into the other (hence all the costumes of Halloween). Also, Janet waits at a cross roads, another site loaded with other worldly connections.
One may say...do these points matter. But they do, stories such as this, and others collected in ballad or story form have come down to us from so long ago, it is a true shame to dilute them, or just change elements of them for no reason. Usually things occur as they do for particular reasons. If one removes or changes so many elements of the story, it loses coherence and meaning.
Wow. Thank you for words and insights. It would be better to discuss these fully with Lari. Here is the link to her website www.laridon.co.uk
Are there any books of Scottish/Irish tales like this you'd recommend?
Thank you for your question. There are too many books to choose from but I would recommend that you check out the Scottish Storytelling Centre. It’s a place full of past and new stories. They sell great books in their bookshop, put on performances, exhibitions and host cafe readings from storytellers young and old.
I’m going, and look for flowers to pick.