Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrel Tradition

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Sir Walter Scott's search for the legends and ballads of his own Scottish Borderlands led him as far south as the Durham Dales on the trail of St. Cuthbert and the Rookhope Raiders. At home in County Roxburghshire he was equally enthralled by myths of magic, Merlin the Magician and the tale of Sir Michael Scott, the Court Astrologer to the Emperor Frederick II. For more about Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrel Tradition hit: www.nascr.net