Mareel (or Marool)
Name pronunciation: muh-REEL General Information: Mareel is a malevolent sea spirit from Shetland....
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Tag: Shetland
Finfolk (also Finnfolk, Finman and Finwife)
General Information: Finfolk are an amphibious people from the folklore of Orkney and Shetland....
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Selkie (also called selky, seilkie, sejlki, silkie, silkey, saelkie, sylkie, selchie, selkie fowk or seal folk)
General Information: Selkies are mythological creatures from Scottish folklore, especially...
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Are the Scots a Nation of Pyromaniacs? Midwinter Fire Festivals in Scotland
I am convinced that the Scots are a nation of pyromaniacs. I used to work in a laboratory...
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