Wild hunt

Today is May 1st or May Day as it is known. Now when I say “May Day”, I am not referring to the more modern, political International Worker’s Day type thing. Or the distress call …

The Wild Hunt, or Wraiths of Mörhogg as they are called in Skellige, was widely believed to be a group of specters galloping in the sky. They were described by common folk as a cavalcade of wraiths on undead horses galloping across the sky and serving as an omen of war. In fact, they are a group of Aen Elle elves from Tir ná Lia who also call themselves the Dearg Ruadhri in their native Elder Speech, meaning Red Riders. They are led by the general, and later king, Eredin Bréacc Glas…

Wild Hunt by LimbicSplitter

the chase by KarlsonKracher on DeviantArt

Yule is a celebration of Germanic peoples before the holiday season was taken over by Christmas. One particularly horrible part of this celebration was the appearance of the Wild Hunt, an omen of death and despair.

Wild Huntsman myths...King Herla (England). The Wild Huntsman (England). The Devil and His Dandy-Dogs (Cornwall). Dando and His Dogs (Cornwall). The Wild Hunt (Netherlands). The Wild Huntsman's Present (Netherlands). The Eternal Huntsman of Wynendael (Netherlands). Wod, the Wild Huntsman (Germany). The Wild Huntsman and the Mine-Monk (Germany). The Night Huntsman at the Udarser Mill (Germany). Löwenberg: The Wild Hunt (Germany). Odin the Hunter (Denmark). Wild Hunt by artist Tom…

Wild Hunt: "#Wild #Hunt," by weremoon, at deviantART.