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Selkies are often depicted as attractive and seductive in human form, and many stories involve selkies having romantic or sexual relationships with humans, sometimes resulting in children. Selkies can also be coerced or tricked into marrying humans, usually by someone who steals and hides their seal skin, preventing them from returning to the sea.
The traditional song "The Maiden and the Selkie" a.k.a "The Selkie's bride" or "the selkie and the fisherman's daughter" considers an apparently human woman who wants to marry a selkie, but is unable to return to the sea with him and knows he cannot bear to be on land for long.
The Selkie is a mythical creature that is part-human and part-seal. According to legend, Selkies can shed their seal skins and transform into humans. There are many stories in Faroese folklore about Selkies falling in love with humans and leaving their sea life behind to live on land. [42]
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A selkie is a mythological creature found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish folklore. Selkie may refer to: Selkie, a 2000 Australian film; Selkies, an android race in the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles universe; Selkie, Finland, a town in central-eastern Finland
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The woman is fated to marry a gunner who will harpoon the selkie and their son. "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry" is a short version from Shetland published in the 1850s and later listed as Child ballad number 113. "The Grey Selkie of Sule Skerry" is the title of the Orcadian texts, about twice in length.