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Submitted: February 3
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S for Selkieby ~tohdaryl

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Illustrations / Conceptual

©2013 ~tohdaryl

Selkies (also known as silkies or selchies) are mythological creatures found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish folklore. The word derives from earlier Scots selich, (from Old English seolh meaning seal). Selkies are said to live as seals in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land. The legend apparently originated on the Orkney and Shetland Islands and is very similar to those of swan maidens.

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~Ari-Heart-Matsuri 6 days ago Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I once read a beautiful book about selkies! Lovely concept!

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~jed8285 Apr 4, 2013 New member

what....?

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~TifaLockheart917 Mar 7, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

For anyone who hasn't watched a movie about the Selkies you really must try to find "The secret of Roan Inish". It's such a great classic movie.

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~xelanesque Feb 23, 2013

They are perhaps one of my favorite mysti...O_O OH JEEZUS

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~Junisaur Feb 6, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

Reminds me of Bear Grylls.

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*AcheronHades Feb 4, 2013 Student General Artist

Aah, I love Selkies, my mum used to tell me stories about them when I was little : ) Nice work!

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~AlexandraAlex Feb 4, 2013 Student Filmographer

what are the swan maidens?!

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~shiroi-youkai Feb 4, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I've once seen a film about this legend, but I don't remember the name :/

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~Nameless-please Feb 4, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

You know what's funny, I was just reading about this somewhere yesterday...how odd. Anyway, cool picture!

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=Bmouat Feb 4, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

_{I feel like I should mention that I live in Shetland aha
You did a great job n_n}

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