Mermaids, Selkies, Finfolk – shape shifting sea people

Posted by threeyearsatsea on July 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

An excerpt from The Pirate Queen: In Search of Grace O’Malley and Other Legendary Women of the Sea, by Barbara Sjoholm: I lay on my narrow berth on the St. Sunniva, as the ship rolled and rumbled under me and around me, reading Walter Traill Dennison’s book of Orkney folklore about the sea. The story … Continue reading →

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