The Trows of Orkney and Shetland Folklore: Nordic Trolls, Drow & Trows | Exclusive Video: June 2022

In this monthy exclusive video we explore the creature known as the trow from the Orkney and Shetland Islands, a strange mix of Scottish and Nordic folklore thought to perhaps be derived from Scandinavian trolls or draugr.

Music:
The Druid Giant by Ivan Duch

00:00 Introduction
00:50 Trows, Trolls & the History of Orkney and Shetland
02:47 Physical Descriptions
03:32 Names and Etymology of “Trow”
05:17 Sea Trows
09:09 Land Trows
14:06 Kunal Trows
17:38 Outro