[Quiet Man Cometh]

That's the way with a lot of myth and custom surrounding various figures. They become so intrenched in an area that new comers may take them on themselves out of interest or as a method of warming up to the locals. Some of the old Nordic sagas come from a mingling of Nordic tradition and new Christian influence, and Christmas as we know it now has a lot of roots in pagan belief because the original pagan celebrations could never be fully eradicated.

I have a number of books on folk and fairy tales from Scotland and Ireland. Selkies feature in a number of the ones I've read. The story of a man stealing a selkie pelt to take a wife who then later returns to the sea seems a common theme, as do people who have good fortune after helping a selkie mother.

One of my favourites I remember is the story of a Prince with golden hair who made a friend of a talking horse that helped him achieve various tasks set before him. I'd have to go look it up, not sure which book it's in. I still haven't read many of the stories in the books I have.


Oh, and Saiyouri? If you don't mind, that yellow text is really hard on the eyes. Might just be me but I find it really hard to read.