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The Wild Hunt is a folklore motif occurring across various northern, western and eastern European societies, appearing in the religions of the Germanics, Celts, and Slavs. Wild Hunts typically involve
Asgårdsreien [The Wild Hunt of Odin] (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo
Asgårdsreien [The Wild Hunt of Odin] (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo
"Wodan's Wild Hunt" (1882) by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine
"Wodan's Wild Hunt" (1882) by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine
Odin continued to hunt in Norse myths. Illustration by August Malmström.
Odin continued to hunt in Norse myths. Illustration by August Malmström.
Wistman's Wood in Devon, England
Wistman's Wood in Devon, England
Odin
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Odin is a widely revered god in Norse mythology and Germanic paganism. Most surviving information on Odin comes from Norse mythology, but he figures prominently in the recorded history of Northern Eur
Wild Hunt
…figure escorted by a ghostly or supernatural group of hunters engaged in pursuit. The leader of the hunt is often a named figure associated with Odin in Germanic legends, but may variously be a historical or legendary figure like Theodoric the Great, the Danish king Valdemar Atterdag, the dragon…
Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886)
Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886)
Woðinz (read from right to left), a probably authentic attestation of a pre-Viking Age form of Odin, on the Strängnäs stone
Woðinz (read from right to left), a probably authentic attestation of a pre-Viking Age form of Odin, on the Strängnäs stone
One of the Torslunda plates. The figure to the left was cast with both eyes, but afterwards the right eye was removed.
One of the Torslunda plates. The figure to the left was cast with both eyes, but afterwards the right eye was removed.
The name Wōđnas on a bracteate from the early 5th century AD, written as mirrored text
The name Wōđnas on a bracteate from the early 5th century AD, written as mirrored text