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Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series
The issue of sea, lake, and land ‘dragons’ often divides into two hypotheses. Are the monsters we see the confirmation of our expectations inspired by legend and myth? Alternatively, are our myths and legends founded upon fact in nature?
This examination ranges from the Classical Greek and Roman art of the Mediterranean to Norse mythology with brief visits to Pictish symbol stones and the shires of England. With this, is set the writings of Scandinavian cleric scholars and the experience of respectable sea captains.
In the 1930s, the original investigators of the Loch Ness mystery felt that a sea serpent had entered, become confined in this finite body of water and thus become amenable to identification. This study fulfils that prediction, though perhaps not quite in the manner expected.
Adrian Shine is the leader of the Loch Ness and Morar Project and has been engaged in fieldwork in the Highlands since 1973 when he constructed the manned underwater observation chamber ‘Machan’. He subsequently led over 1000 students and lay volunteers on expeditions, training them to observe, sample and record data. In more recent collaborations, projects have involved workers from some 20 universities and academic institutions within the UK and overseas.
- Speaker
- Adrian Shine
- Hosted by
- Elphinstone Institute
- Venue
- MacRobert Lecture Theatre, MacRobert Building
- Contact
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01224 272996; No Booking required