According to local folklore, Muckle Flugga and nearby Out Stack were formed when two giants, Herma and Saxa, fell in love with the same mermaid. They fought over her by throwing large rocks at each other, one of which became Muckle Flugga. To get rid of them, the mermaid offered to marry whichever one would follow her to the North Pole. They both followed her and drowned, as neither one could swim
According to local folklore, Muckle Flugga and nearby Out Stack were formed when two giants, Herma and Saxa, fell in love with the same mermaid.
hvered wrote: Some have argued it must have been a monastery or proto-university, presumably on the grounds that no-one in their right mind would choose to live on Orkney, despite looking like a village.
Strange that Herma(es) and Saxa are linked. And in the latter with salt.
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