#47 The Selkie Wife | Into The Greenwood

11/04/2022 51 min
#47 The Selkie Wife | Into The Greenwood

Listen "#47 The Selkie Wife | Into The Greenwood"

Episode Synopsis

Rosie and Cathy explore The Selkie Wife this week, which is a heavier tale but a fantastic discussion. Content warning: Marital rape

Into The Greenwood is the segment of the podcast where our hosts Rosie and Cathy take an in-depth look into the themes and variants of a single folktale 🌳

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SOURCES
https://theses.cz/id/noipuy/DP_hana_zamecnickova.pdf
https://www.proquest.com/openview/e75b5e78859b27c3b32bcf4e1c873fee/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=29335
https://www.weingartdesign.com/TMaS/Stories/tmas1-SelkieBride.html
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-the-school-of-oriental-and-african-studies/article/swan-maiden-a-folktale-of-north-eurasian-origin/070122B76B730C08DB16773B4C96E0E8
http://orkneyjar.com/folklore/selkiefolk/wastness.htm