Fern Flower
Published on November 7, 2018

Silks

  • Selk
  • Selkie
  • Selchi
  • Shelki

Regions of expansion

Ireland 1 United Kingdom 1
United Kingdom
Faroe Islands
Ireland

Description

In the beliefs of the islands to the north of Scotland, the sea people, the seal people. They usually look like seals, but they can become people during the strongest tides. Usually the relationship between people and silks is erotic in nature.

  • Kopakona is a Faroese version of the selkie, literally meaning "seal woman"Roanes — the Irish name of the silk Ròn — literally "seal" in the dialect of the Hebrides, and at the same time a supernatural being similar to the Selkie Selchies — a variant of the English spelling of the name Silk Selkies — a variant of the English spelling of the name Silk Silkies — a variant of the English spelling of the name Silk

Silks in popular culture