About this episode

This episode explores the enchanting world of selkies, their folklore, and origin stories in Scotland.

Seals under the waves, humans upon the shore, selkies are some of Scotland’s most well loved folkloric beings, and for good reason too, for their beautiful eyes and gentle nature have captured our imaginations, and hearts, for centuries.  In this episode Jenny dives into the world of the seal-folk, their lives both above the surface and below, their many origin stories, and the story of MacCodrum of the Seals .  Follow The Scottish Folklore Podcast on Instagram Visit the website and view the interactive map Support Jenny as she makes the show by joining the Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jenny

Topics covered

• selkies
• Scottish folklore
• origin stories
• seal-folk
• mythology

Keywords

• selkies
• Scottish folklore
• MacCodrum of the Seals
• mythology
• seal-folk

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: MacCodrum of the Seals

Places: Scotland

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