Selkolla (literally 'seal-head') is a supernatural being in Icelandic folklore , most prominently attested as an antagonist of Bishop Guðmundur Arason (1161–1237). The tale is noted for combining Christian ideas with concepts found in Scandinavian non-Christian traditions.Marlene Ciklamini, 'Folklore and Hagiography in Arngrímr’s Guðmundar saga Arasonar ,' Fabula, 49 (2008), 1–18, . What follows is an account of the assaults of this being at a farm which is never localised in any more detail. First, in te guise of the farmer's wife, she tries to entice him into having sex. When he realises what is actually going on, he tries to turn for home, but Selkolla bars his way, such that he gets home to the farm "mæddr ogg máttfarin" ("tired and exhausted"), and lies in bed " „ fyrir þá sótt, er svikligr fjandans prettr hafði unnit hans náttúru. Má hann síðan enga hafa, því at sami óhreinn andi sækir hann dag ok nátt með ákaf" ("on account of that sickness, which the deceitful trick of the Devil had afflicted upon his virility. He could not have any thereafter, because the same unclean spirit seeks him day and night with enthusiasm"). No-one wants to be near the farmer to provide him with any solace, "„nema einn dygðugr frendi hans, er liggr í hjá honum, þar til er Selkolla ræðr á þann of nátt, ok sprengir ór honum bæði aug" ("except for one diligent kinsman of his, who lies beside him until Selkolla overcomes him in the night and bursts out his eyes").
Selkolla (literally 'seal-head') is a supernatural being in Icelandic folklore . She is described as a fair woman that is sometimes seen having the head of a seal. She is most prominently attested as an antagonist of Bishop Guðmundur Arason (1161–1237). The tale is noted for combining Christian ideas with concepts found in Scandinavian non-Christian traditions.Marlene Ciklamini, 'Folklore and Hagiography in Arngrímr’s Guðmundar saga Arasonar ,' Fabula, 49 (2008), 1–18, . What follows is an account of the assaults of this being at a farm which is never localised in any more detail. First, in te guise of the farmer's wife, she tries to entice him into having sex. When he realises what is actually going on, he tries to turn for home, but Selkolla bars his way, such that he gets home to the farm "mæddr ogg máttfarin" ("tired and exhausted"), and lies in bed " fyrir þá sótt, er svikligr fjandans prettr hafði unnit hans náttúru. Má hann síðan enga hafa, því at sami óhreinn andi sækir hann dag ok nátt með ákaf" ("on account of that sickness, which the deceitful trick of the Devil had afflicted upon his virility. He could not have any thereafter, because the same unclean spirit seeks him day and night with enthusiasm"). No-one wants to be near the farmer to provide him with any solace, "„nema einn dygðugr frendi hans, er liggr í hjá honum, þar til er Selkolla ræðr á þann of nátt, ok sprengir ór honum bæði aug" ("except for one diligent kinsman of his, who lies beside him until Selkolla overcomes him in the night and bursts out his eyes").
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