In Celtic myth, a Selkie is a creature that lives most of its life as a seal, but sheds its skin from time to time, leaving it on the beach while it dances on dry land. After discarding their sealskin, Selkies are said to take the form of hypnotically beautiful men or women, which often makes them a source of fascination for fishermen.
The most common folktales relating to the Selkie usually involve a lone fisherman spying a beautiful Selkie maiden on the shore and stealing her seal skin, hiding it away and forcing her to become his bride. The fisherman must carefully guard the secret of where her pelt is hidden, because she will often abandon her husband and children and use it to escape back to the sea. Of Selkie men, it is said that they
The most common folktales relating to the Selkie usually involve a lone fisherman spying a beautiful Selkie maiden on the shore and stealing her seal skin, hiding it away and forcing her to become his bride. The fisherman must carefully guard the secret of where her pelt is hidden, because she will often abandon her husband and children and use it to escape back to the sea. Of Selkie men, it is said that they