Mythology / selkies-the-seal-folk
Facts about Selkies the Seal Folk
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Some selkie legends hold that the offspring of a selkie mother and human father are born with webbed fingers or toes.
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In Orkney folklore, selkies are said to come ashore and take human form on Midsummer's Eve, dancing on the beaches before returning to the sea.
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The Faroe Islands share the selkie legend tradition, where the creatures are known as kópakona or seal-woman in Faroese folklore.
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A common motif in selkie legends involves a human who hides a selkie's shed seal skin, preventing her return to the sea and compelling her to live as a wife on land.
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Selkies are mythological creatures from Scottish and Irish folklore who are seals in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land.