Bjorn Magnusson
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The Wild Hunt is a folklore motif occurring across various northern, western and eastern European cultures, appearing in the religions of the Germans, Celts, and Slavs (motif E501 per Thompson). Wild Hunts typically involve a chase led by a mythological figure escorted by a ghostly or supernatural group of hunters engaged in pursuit.
Nov 30, 2020 · The Wild Hunt is one of the most widespread motifs in European folklore. How did it originate and how do local versions of the Wild Hunt differ?
Jan 14, 2017 · Across Central, Western and Northern Europe, the Wild Hunt is a well-known folk myth of a ghostly leader and his group of hunters and hounds flying through the cold night sky, accompanied by the sounds of the howling wind.
Dec 29, 2022 · Typically associated with Northern Europe, mainly Germany and Scandinavia, the legend of the Wild Hunt is a widely known folk tale of a ghostly undead figure leading a band of huntsmen and hellhounds. In Norse mythology, Odin was the leader of the Hunt.
This spectral, nocturnal horde was the “Wild Hunt,” which was recorded in folklore all throughout ancient, medieval, and even early modern Europe, but was especially concentrated in the Germanic lands of northern Europe.
In German, the Wild Hunt goes by many names… the Wilde Jagd (Wild Hunt), the Wütendes Heer (Raging or Furious Host or Army), Wilden Heer (Wild Army). And in some stories, it’s a lone hunter- Wilde Jäger (Wild Hunter).
Jun 24, 2017 · A great band of phantasmal hunters travel across the land through the air and the sky, often told in Scandinavian folklore as either preying upon the souls of the living, or hunting for...
