Case file · Folklore / legend
The Seal Woman of Mikladalur
Faroese legend tells that a farmer of Mikladalur on Kalsoy stole a seal woman's skin; she lived as his wife until she found it, returned to the sea and cursed the village when her seal family was killed.
1898 CE · 62.34, -6.77 · status: legend
The account
The tale was recorded by Faroese folklore collectors around the turn of the 20th century; a bronze statue of Kópakonan now stands on the shore at Mikladalur.