  We predict a topological defect in ferroelectric barium titanate which we
call a skyrme line. These are line-like objects characterized by skyrmionic
topological charge. As well as configurations with integer charge, the charge
density can split into well-localized fractional parts. We show that under
certain conditions the fractional skyrme lines are stable. We discuss a
mechanism to create fractional topological charge objects and investigate their
stability.
