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Description: | Robert Burns (1759-96) Scotland's National Poet was born in Alloway, Ayrshire and during his short lifetime was to write a wealth of songs and poems. His early introduction to the local stories of witchcraft was brought to the fore in the tale of Tam o' Shanter.
Tam is shown on his grey mare Meg at the point of crossing the brig when the tail of his horse is pulled off by the witch who as folklore has it 'a running stream they dare na cross' allowing Tam to escape.
This carving in limewood by Thomas Tweedy, c1860, depicts the closing scene in the poem by Robert Burns of Tam o' Shanter, where Tam reaches the Brig o' Doon pursued by a 'hellish legion' of witches led by Nannie (Cutty Sark). | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1860-01-01 - 1860-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Carving in limewood by Thomas Tweedy tit | Go to resource |
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