Selk or Selkie Meaning?

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Daniel Silk
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Selk or Selkie Meaning? Mar 22, 2011 15:41:35 GMT

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Post by Daniel Silk on Mar 22, 2011 15:41:35 GMT

www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com/html/kilkeel18.htm

"There is little or no material evidence of the Vikings ever having settled here though there are some words in the local dialect which would appear to suggest Norse influence. 'Selk' is the local name for the common seal"

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Selk or Selkie Meaning? Mar 22, 2011 15:43:28 GMT

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Post by Daniel Silk on Mar 22, 2011 15:43:28 GMT

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie

Selkies (also known as silkies or selchies) are mythological shapeshifting creatures that are found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish folklore.
Selkies are seals that can shed their skin to become humans. The legend apparently originated on the Orkney and Shetland Islands, where selch or selk(ie) is the Scots word for seal (from Old English seolh).

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