THE CONCORDANCE

marriage

2 records across 2 traditions carry this current.

Europe & the North · 1

SelkieShapeshifter · Scotland · ShetlandSeal-folk of Orkney, Shetland, and neighbouring Scottish coasts who become human by shedding a skin. Stories of stolen skins and captive spouses are the heart of the tradition, not a monster hunt.

South Asia · 1

ShakchunniRevenant · Bangladesh · IndiaIn Bengali folklore, the spirit of a married Hindu woman who died while her husband still lived, retaining shankha bangles and a fierce attachment to household life. Related to, but not identical with, petni and churel.