Selkie
by Rob Hartman
Title
Selkie
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Rob Hartman
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Painting - Digital Oil Painting
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Selkies (also spelled silkies, sylkies, selchies; Irish: chéile séala, Scots: selkie fowk) are mythological creatures found in Irish, Scottish and Faroese folklore.[1] Similar creatures are described in the Icelandic traditions.[2] Selkies are said to live as seals in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land. The legend is apparently most common in Orkney and Shetland[3] and is very similar to those of swan maidens.
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October 5th, 2016
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