Friday, April 22, 2011

S: Selkies

A selkie is a seal shape shifter from celtic folk lore. The selkie sheds its skin and becomes human, usually to get married. Unless their spouse keeps the skin hidden from them, however, they soon sucomb to their longings to return to the sea and abandon their family.

Movies featuring selkies:

Ondine


The Secret of Roan Inish


Books featuring selkies:

Worfskin by Julliet Marillier



Foxmask by Julliet Marillier


Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia McKillip
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3 comments:

  1. mshatchApril 22, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    I loved the movie The Secret of Roan Inish.

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  2. Luanne G. SmithApril 23, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    I watched Ondine just a few months ago and enjoyed it. I love selkie tales. Marillier uses them (or something similar) quite often I think. Good S choice.

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  3. C R WardApril 23, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    The Selkie is a great choice for S!

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