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The Selkie Wife is a traditional tale type found particularly in Scottish, Irish, and other North Atlantic folklore. A man steals or hides the sealskin of a selkie woman, preventing her from returning to the sea and compelling her to live as his wife, often bearing children with him. When she eventu...
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Highly respected folktale type with emotional power, gendered captivity themes, and wide North Atlantic transmission.
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Dál Riata, also spelled Dalriada or Dalriata, was a Gaelic kingdom that occupied territory on both sides of the North Channel, including parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ireland. Its Scottish heartland included Argyll, where sea travel and naval power were important to movement and politic...
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