Jun 22, 2024
Volcanic Eruption North of Grindavîk, Iceland
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Volcanic Eruption North of Grindavîk, Iceland
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Stokksnes
I kinda want to write a story on a seals with a selkie as the protag, but I'm not sure if people actually believed in them or if they were more of a madeup thing that everyone liked. How did people treat the idea of selkies? Did it vary between regions/times?
Hello Nonnie!
Okay, so the short answer to your question is that yes, selkies are popular, but only in the UK and some parts of Scandinavia. (More basic information here.)
The longer answer to your question is that they’re a mythological creature - no matter their potential basis in fact, they’re going to be made-up, and if people didn’t like them, they wouldn’t have stuck around as a story for very long. The MacCodrum clan of the Outer Hebrides (off the west coast of Scotland), was known for a medical condition that could be confused with having traits of selkie-ness, known as syndactyly.
Selkies are popular in Irish, Scottish, Faroese, and Icelandic folklore; in Gaelic folklore, they’re considered a sub-type of mermaid. They’ve been featured in many modern stories, one of which might be familiar to you - My Hero Academia has a character named Selkie that has many of the pertinent hallmarks of selkies.
Cheers,Â
Tex
Further Reading:
Previous Ask on Mermaids and Selkies
Vestrahorn # 3