Selkie
Selkies (also spelled silkies, sylkies, selchies; Scots: selkie fowk) are mythological creatures found in Scottish, Irish, and Faroese folklore. Similar creatures are described in the Icelandic traditions. 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 and is very similar to those of swan maidens.
Names and etymology
The word derives from earlier Scots selich, (from Old English seolh meaning seal). It occurs in various other spellings in Scots such as: selch(ie), sele, selch(e), selcht, se(a)lghe, selquh, saylche, sel(e)ich, selyh, selck, seall, seleché, seilché and selké.
In Gaelic stories, there is no specific term for selkies as opposed to mermaids and they are invariably referred to as maighdeann-mhara ("maiden of the sea" i.e. mermaids) but which clearly have the seal-like attributes of selkies.
Legends
Selkie (film)
Selkie is a 2000 Australian film for children. It features former Sick Puppies lead singer Shimon Moore.
References
External links
Selkie (disambiguation)
A selkie is a mythological creature found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish folklore.
Selkie may refer to:
See also
Podcasts:
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- Celtic Spirit released: 2001
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How Could You Say You Love Me
by: SilkYou really hurt me, you left me out in the rain
You left me nothing but a lot of memories and pain
I thought that you were happy
That we would be forever but I was wrong
I couldn't see the signs you gave
You never even let me know, no, no, no
How could you say you love me
If you really didn't mean it?
I gave you all the love I had to give
Baby, I trusted you with all my heart
You took my love, tore it apart
How could you say you love me
If you didn't mean it, if you didn't mean it?
No, no, didn't mean it
I never left your side, I was there through thick and thin
And baby when you would cry, your heart I would always mend
How could you throw love away? You left me flat right on my face
I'm so sad, my feelings all have run away
And I'm living in loneliness, so lonely, so lonely
How could you say you love me
If you really didn't mean it?
I gave you all the love I had to give
Baby, I trusted you with all my heart
You took my love, tore it apart
How could you say you love me
If you didn't mean it, if you didn't mean it?
How could you say you love me
If you really didn't mean it?
I gave you all the love I had to give
Baby, I trusted you with all my heart
You took my love, tore it apart
How could you say you love me
If you didn't mean it, if you didn't mean it?
Tore my love, tore my heart, baby
You hurt me so bad, now I'm standing here so sad
Oh, babe, oh, my, my baby
Don't know what to do
Don't know what to say
Don't know how to feel, hurt me so bad
If you didn't mean it
Latest News for: selkie
SELKIE INTRODUCES A NEW CAMPAIGN + LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION INSPIRED BY DEGAS PAINTINGS, FEATURING ABT ...
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12 Mar 2025
SELKIE INTRODUCES A NEW CAMPAIGN + LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION INSPIRED BY DEGAS PAINTINGS, FEATURING ABT DANCERS ISABELLA BOYLSTON AND MADISON BROWN
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