In this week’s podcast, Rosie and Cathy look into the world of the Seal Hunter and the Merman and consider its Victorian influences…

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(15 Theresa Bane, Encyclopaedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore (Jefferson: McFarland, 2016) epub.)

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17 “Selkies: Norse Mermaids”.

18 Patricia Monaghan , The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore (Facts on File Inc.: New York, 2004) 411.

Dr Andrew Jennings, “The Finfolk,” University of the Highlands and Islands, https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/centre-for-nordic-studies/conferences/the- finnfolk.

In this week’s podcast, Rosie and Cathy look into the story of the Seal Hunter and the Merman, considering how the folklore boom in the Victorian era may have influenced this watery tale